title: Endoscopic neck surgery with lymph node dissection for papillary carcinoma of the thyroid using a totally gasless anterior neck skin lifting method.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery II, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Wataru
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Haruki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akasu
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods*; D018579:Patient Selection; D012449:Safety; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods*