Total endoscopic and video-assisted thyroidectomy: cervical approach.
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.
Yamashita
H
H
Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation, 6-33 Noguchi-Nakamachi, Beppu, Oita 874-0932, Japan. yama@noguchi-med.or.jp
Watanabe
S
S
Koga
Y
Y
Masatsugu
T
T
Uchino
S
S
Noguchi
S
S
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*