title: Influence of new technologies on thyroid surgery: state of the art.
abstract: The history of thyroid surgery starts with Billroth, Kocher and Halsted, who developed the technique for thyroidectomy between 1873 and 1910. In general, the essential objectives for thyroidectomy are conservation of the parathyroid glands, avoidance of injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, an accurate hemostasis and an excellent cosmesis. In the last 20 years, major improvements and new technologies have been proposed and applied in thyroid surgery; among these are mini-invasive thyroidectomy, new devices for achieving hemostasis and dissection, regional anesthesia and intraoperative neuro-monitoring.
authors.affiliation: University of Insubria, Department of Surgical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitario, Fondazione Macchi, Viale Borri, 57, 21100 Varese, Italy. gianlorenzo.dionigi@uninsubria.it
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacuzzi
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boni
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rovera
authors.forename: Eliana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Piantanida
authors.forename: Maria Laura
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Tanda
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diurni
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carcano
authors.forename: Bartalena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luigi
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cuffari
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dionigi
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D004867:Equipment Design; D005544:Forecasting; D006488:Hemostasis, Surgical / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes / Q000639:trends*; D042282:Microdissection / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends