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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2016

Quality of life and cosmetic result of single-port access endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Jian-Kang Huang, Ling Ma, Wen-Hua Song, Bang-Yu Lu, Yu-Bin Huang, Hui-Ming Dong

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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36citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

36 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Postoperative pain outcomes following thyroidectomy: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of various surgical approaches.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 · 2026
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  4. A systematic review of health state utility values for thyroid cancer.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021
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  8. [Clinical application of inflatable unilateral axillary approach robot assisted bilateral thyroid lobe lesion resection].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025
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  17. HRQOL after endoscopic transaxillary gasless hemithyroidectomy.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jian-Kang HuangDepartment of Surgical Oncology.
Ling MaDepartment of Gynecologic Tumor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui.
Wen-Hua SongDepartment of Surgical Oncology.
Bang-Yu LuDepartment of Minimally Invasive Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Yu-Bin HuangDepartment of Minimally Invasive Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, People's Republic of China.
Hui-Ming DongDepartment of Surgical Oncology.
First Affiliated Hospital of GuangXi Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEndoscopic thyroidectomy for minimally invasive thyroid surgery has been widely applied in the past decade. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of single-port access transaxillary totally endoscopic thyroidectomy on the postoperative outcomes and functional parameters, including quality of life and cosmetic result in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). PATIENTS AND

methodsSeventy-five patients with PTC who underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy via a single-port access transaxillary approach were included (experimental group). A total of 123 patients with PTC who were subjected to conventional open total thyroidectomy served as the control group. The health-related quality of life and cosmetic and satisfaction outcomes were assessed postoperatively.

resultsThe mean operation time was significantly increased in the experimental group. The physiological functions and social functions in the two groups were remarkably augmented after 6 months of surgery. However, there was no significant difference in the scores of speech and taste between the two groups at the indicated time of 1 month and 6 months. In addition, the scores for appearance, satisfaction with appearance, role-physical, bodily pain, and general health in the experimental group were better than those in the control group at 1 month and 6 months after surgery.

conclusionThe single-port access transaxillary totally endoscopic thyroidectomy is safe and feasible for the treatment of patients with PTC. The subjects who underwent this technique have a good perception of their general state of health and are likely to participate in social activities. It is worthy of being clinically used for patients with PTC.

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papillary thyroid carcinomaquality of lifetotal thyroidectomytransaxillary approach

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PMID27445496
PMCPMC4938135
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