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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2018

Total endoscopic thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy in thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cong Chen, Shumin Huang, Aihua Huang, Yunlu Jia, Ji Wang, Misha Mao, Jichun Zhou, Linbo Wang

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Cong ChenDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Shumin HuangDepartment of Pediatric Health Care, The Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
Aihua HuangDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Yunlu JiaDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Ji WangDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Misha MaoDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Jichun ZhouDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Linbo WangDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China, linbowang@zju.edu.cn; jichun-zhou@zju.edu.cn.
Zunyi Medical University · CNChildren's Hospital of Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the considerable experience gained thus far using endoscopic technologies, the role of total endoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) remains controversial. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the safety and effectiveness of total ET compared with conventional open thyroidectomy (OT) in PTC.

methodsA systematic search was conducted using the PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library electronic databases up to March 2018. The quality of included studies was evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. Review Manager software version 5.3 was used for the meta-analysis.

resultsTwelve studies including 2,672 patients were ultimately included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. ET was associated with longer operative time (

conclusionET is not superior to OT in terms of operation and drainage time, amount of drainage fluid, hospital stay or transient RLN palsy, but is comparable to OT in terms of retrieved lymph nodes and permanent complications. Despite the similar tumor recurrence rates between the two approaches, the level of surgical completeness in ET may not be as good as that for OT.

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conventional open thyroidectomyendoscopic thyroidectomymeta-analysispapillary thyroid carcinoma

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PMID30584310
PMCPMC6287425
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