title: [Update in thyroid and parathyroid surgery: the role for minimally invasive surgery].
abstract: Thyroid and parathyroid surgery takes an important place in general surgery. Preservation of essential cervical structures and cosmetic of outcomes of cervical incisions are major concern. Several minimally invasive strategies have been developed recently but their acceptance in the surgical community is low. Their main advantages are focused tissue dissection and improved cosmetics. In this review, management and surgical indications of thyroid nodules and parathyroid adenomas are discussed. The various minimally invasive techniques are described and their current indications are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie viscérale, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne. daniel.clerc@chuv.ch
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Clerc
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zingg
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Givel
authors.forename: Maurice
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matter
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000601:surgery*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery