title: Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT): the quest for a scarless approach.
authors.affiliation: 1st Division of General Surgery, Endocrine Surgery Research Center, Department of Surgical Sciences and Human Morphology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy, alberto.mangano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mangano
authors.forename: Ferrari Cesare
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Carlo
authors.forename: Dionigi
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gianlorenzo
mesh_terms: D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery