title: Total endoscopic and video-assisted thyroidectomy: cervical approach.
abstract: Several procedures have been proposed for surgical treatment of the thyroid nodule; they have not gained wide acceptance, however, because of the expertise required, the relatively long operation times, the wide dissection needed to create a working space, and the extra cost of specialized instruments, especially when port sites are created in the remote area. These barriers have led some surgeons to perform video-assisted thyroidectomy via the neck. We describe the indications for, procedures related to, and results of both total endoscopic thyroidectomy and video-assisted thyroidectomy via the neck. Excellent cosmetic results were obtained by both procedures; however, video-assisted procedures required less time and a smaller dissection area.
authors.affiliation: Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, 6-33 Noguchi-Nakamachi, Beppu, Oita 874-0932, Japan. yama@noguchi-med.or.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Masatsugu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uchino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods*