title: Minimally invasive, video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT).
abstract: Minimally invasive, video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was first used in Pisa in 1998. The technique is characterized by a unique central access and external retraction. There is controversy about the validity and limited indications of this and other minimally invasive thyroidectomy techniques, but MIVAT looks promising. The results of MIVAT, in 5 years experience, are similar to those of traditional thyroidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Pisa, Via Roma 67, 56100 Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Miccoli
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Materazzi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery / Q000379:methods*