ArticleSurgical endoscopy2015
Endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach: summary of 1,250 cases in a single institution.
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- Swallowing disorders after thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022Pooled it
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- Machine learning combine with nomogram to guide the establishment of endoscopic assistant system for gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided needle localization in trans-mammary endoscopic thyroidectomy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- No closure of the linea alba cervicalis reduces complications in endoscopic thyroidectomy.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Single-incision gasless trans-subclavian endoscopic approach thyroidectomy.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Preoperative evaluation of endoscopic thyroidectomy via the total areola approach (ETA): a fluid-structure interaction model for predicting lymph node clearance and surgical suitability.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- The impact of pectoralis major fascia preservation on postoperative quality of life and shoulder function in endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Risk factors for increased drain output after endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach: a retrospective cohort study.Gland surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy, endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach and conventional open thyroidectomy in patients with unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Comparison between gas insufflation and gasless techniques for endoscopic transaxillary thyroidectomy.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- The updated surgical steps of gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy with neck level and region orientation for thyroid cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Bibliometric insights in advances of endoscopic thyroidectomy: research status, hotspots, and global trends.Gland surgery · 2023Article
- The necessity of resection of suprasternal fossa fat in total endoscopic thyroidectomy via the areola approach.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
- The usefulness and utilization of Gold-finger retractor for endoscopic thyroid surgery.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach for stage T1 papillary thyroid carcinoma: feasibility, safety, and oncologic outcomes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- The global status and hotspots of research in the field of trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) from 2008 to 2022.Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of the endoscopic thyroidectomyFrontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA): first twelve case series in Erbil, Iraq.Journal of medicine and life · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effect and cosmetic results of endoscopic thyroidectomy (ETE) via the areola approach for patients with thyroid diseases.
methodsA total of 1,250 patients with thyroid diseases underwent ETE via the areola approach between April 2005 and January 2011. Of these, 898 were benign goiters, 260 were Graves' disease, 28 were secondary hyperthyroidism, and 64 were papillary carcinomas.
resultsThe surgery was successfully completed in 1,249 cases, and 1 case was converted to open surgery. The mean operation time, estimated blood loss, and hospital stay after surgery for patients with a goiter, hyperthyroidism, and papillary carcinoma were 94.4 min, 15.2 ml, 5.0 days, 97.9 min, 16.1 ml, 5.5 days, and 134.3 min, 18.6 ml, 6.4 days, respectively. Complications included 4 cases of postoperative bleeding, 1 case of transection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) on one side, 7 cases of temporary RLN injury, 34 cases of transient hypocalcemia, 5 cases of skin bruising on the chest wall, and 1 case of subcutaneous infection in the neck. At 4.6-year (2.5-8 years) follow-up of 1,185 (94.8 %) patients, 3 patients with Graves' disease had recurrence of hyperthyroidism, and 4 patients with nodular goiter had recurrence of small nodules. Four patients had discomfort on swallowing, 4 patients had an abnormal sensation of skin traction on the neck and the chest, and 1 patient with scar diathesis had mild scar hyperplasia. A total of 876 patients were satisfied, 4 equivocal, and 0 unsatisfied with the cosmetic results.
conclusionETE via the areola approach for patients with benign goiters, Graves' disease, secondary hyperthyroidism, and papillary carcinomas without metastasis to lateral cervical lymph nodes is an effective and safe procedure with excellent cosmetic results.
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