Endoscopic retroauricular thyroidectomy: preliminary results
- Abstract
- Background: We sought to seek the potential role of endoscopic thyroidectomy with the retroauricular (RA) approach prior to future comparative study with the robotic RA thyroidectomy. Therefore, this study aims to verify the surgical feasibility of endoscopic RA thyroidectomy.
Methods: Eighteen patients who underwent endoscopic RA thyroidectomy for clinically suspicious papillary thyroid carcinoma or benign lesions from January to December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.
Results: All endoscopic operations via RA or modified facelift approach were successfully performed, without any significant intraoperative complications or conversion to open surgery. Based on patient-reported outcome questionnaires, all patients were satisfied with their postoperative surgical scars.
Conclusion: Endoscopic RA thyroidectomy is technically feasible and safe with satisfactory cosmetic results for patients where indicated.
- All Author(s)
- H. K. Byeon
; F. C. Holsinger
; R. P. Tufano
; J. H. Park
; N. S. Sim
; W. S. Kim
; E. C. Choi
; Y. W. Koh
- Issued Date
- 2016
- Type
- Article
- Keyword
- Endoscopic thyroidectomy; Minimally invasive surgery; Modified facelift approach; Remote access; Retroauricular approach
- Publisher
- Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
European Association for Endoscopic Surgery
- ISSN
- 0930-2794
; 1432-2218
- Citation Title
- Surgical endoscopy
- Citation Volume
- 30
- Citation Number
- 1
- Citation Start Page
- 355
- Citation End Page
- 365
- Language(ISO)
- eng
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00464-015-4202-1
- URI
- http://schca-ir.schmc.ac.kr/handle/2022.oak/2253
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