Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2023 Jan;66(1):1-6. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2022.01018.
Benefits and Limitations in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Research Institute for Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea
- KMID: 2539153
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2022.01018
Abstract
- Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) is the recent remote access approach which leaves no cutaneous scar in the body. It has advantages in minimize the surgical dissection, could perform total thyroidectomy and central lymph node dissection easily under a good surgical view. TOET has gained popularity in both the East and Western countries since the first large series report by Dr. Anuwong in 2016. In this article we described and critically analyze the indications and contraindications, advantages and limitations, landmarks for recurrent laryngeal nerve and strategies for superior pole dissection in transoral thyroidectomy.
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