title: [Endoscope thyroid lobectomy through subclavicular approach].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical applications of endoscopic thyroid lobectomy through subclavicular approach and to summarize the surgical experiences.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five cases were subjected to endoscopic thyroid lobectomy through subclavicular approach. Briefly, operative cavities were established by automatic retractors and the affected lobes were dissected and removed using suction dissectors combined with the harmonic scalpels. The inferior thyroid artery was used as the mark to locate the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the operations achieved successfulness with no complication. 33 out of 35 were intraoperatively diagnosed by frozen-pathology as goiter and the last two cases were diagnosed as papillary thyroid carcinoma. There were no postoperative swelling, numbness or other kinds of uncomfortableness with benign patients and they were satisfied with the cosmetic outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Endoscopic thyroid lobectomy through subclavicular approach for thyroid benign lesions has the advantages of minimal invasion, high safety, easy manipulation and good cosmetic outcomes, which are worth of wide applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China. yaoxiaobao@sohu.com
authors.forename: Xiaobao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Xiaoxia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jinfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Shaoqiang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Honghui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yanxia
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Liying
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002968:Clavicle / Q000601:surgery; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult