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ArticleJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2013

Three-dimensional minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy: preliminary report.

Giuseppe Mercante, Paolo Battaglia, Valentina Manciocco, Giovanni Cristalli, Raul Pellini, Giuseppe Spriano

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Article in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Giuseppe Mercante
Paolo Battaglia
Valentina Manciocco
Giovanni Cristalli
Raul Pellini
Giuseppe Spriano

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledThree-dimensional (3D) minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was carried out with a 4-mm, 3D 0-degree stereoscopic endoscope. The procedure was applied on 3 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and data were prospectively collected. Operative time for total thyroidectomy ranged from 72 to 90 minutes. Neither intra-nor post-operative complications were reported during the study. The surgical team noticed a good perception of depth and easy recognising of anatomic structures, especially concerning the upper and lower vascular pedicle, the parathyroids, the superior and inferior laryngeal nerves. Preliminary impression emerging from this study seems to suggest that 3D MIVAT is safe and effective. Future studies with larger case series are required to determine the role of this procedure. KEYWORDS: MIVAT; 3D; Three dimensional; Minimally invasive; Thyroidectomy.

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FemaleGoiterHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresThyroidectomyVideo-Assisted Surgery

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PMID24438104
PMCPMC3854092

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