ArticleSurgical endoscopy2020
Transoral endoscopic selective lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a pilot study.
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- Implications of five endoscopic and conventional open surgery on lateral neck dissection outcomes in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma: a network meta-analysis and systematic review.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Pooled it
- Complications of Trans-oral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach: A Systematic Review.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Pooled it
- Application of lateral supraclavicular incision in unilateral thyroid papillary carcinoma surgery.Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngologyTrial
- Lateral mini-incision via cervical midline approach versus traditional incision for unilateral thyroid cancer: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- Retrospective propensity score-matched comparison of robotic versus open bilateral lateral neck dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma with bilateral lateral neck metastasis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Feasibility and outcomes of remote-access endoscopic and robotic lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer: a scoping review.Gland surgery · 2025Review
- Safety and outcomes of gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy and lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Learning curve for the combined trans-oral and chest approach to endoscopic selective neck dissection: a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Cumulative sum analysis for evaluating learning curve of endoscopic lateral neck dissection.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- A prospective study comparing the gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy trans-axillary approach to conventional open thyroidectomy: health and quality of life outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Observational
- Gasless Single-Incision Endoscopic Surgery via Subclavicular Approach for Lateral Neck Dissection in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- A scoping review of endoscopic and robotic techniques for lateral neck dissection in thyroid cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Patterns of lymph node metastasis in level IIB and contralateral level VI for papillary thyroid carcinoma with pN1b and safety of low collar extended incision for neck dissection in level II.World journal of surgical oncology · 2023Article
- Wu's seven steps for endoscopic central and lateral neck dissection via breast combined with oral approach for papillary thyroid cancer.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Endoscopic thyroidectomy via the combined trans-oral and chest approach for cT1-2N1bM0 papillary thyroid carcinoma.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Analysis of factors influencing cervical lymph node metastasis of papillary thyroid carcinoma at each lateral level.BMC surgery · 2022Article
- Review
- Feasibility of transoral robotic selective neck dissection with or without a postauricular incision for papillary thyroid carcinoma: A pilot study.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Endoscopic lateral neck dissectionFrontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- A novel hybrid approach for "Scarless" (at the neck) lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case series and literature review.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransoral endoscopic thyroid surgery via the vestibular approach (TOETVA) has been gradually accepted worldwide due to its scar-free effect on the neck. Even central cervical lymphadenectomy has been performed in some cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). However, there are few reports involving lateral neck dissection with TOETVA. In this study, we attempted to perform selective lateral neck dissection (SLND) for PTC via a transoral vestibular approach.
methodsThis prospective study was conducted from January 2016 to December 2018 in twenty PTC patients with unilateral T1 tumors without capsular invasion and patients with abnormal level III and IV lymph nodes who underwent SLND via a transoral vestibular approach.
resultsEndoscopic surgery was successfully accomplished in all 20 PTC patients. The mean age was 29.2 ± 5.5 (20-41) years. The mean operation time was 146.0 ± 18.7 (114-193) min. The average postoperative hospital stay was 6.8 ± 1.3 (5-10) days. The mean number of removed nodes was 7.4 ± 2.5 (4-12) in the central neck and 10.9 ± 2.8 (6-16) in the lateral neck, and the positive yield amounts were 2.0 ± 1.2 (0-4) and 2.7 ± 1.9 (0-6), respectively. No major complications occurred except for 1 case of transient unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and two cases of effusion in the operative area. No evidence of persistent or recurrent disease was observed in these patients during a mean follow-up of 24.3 ± 9.1 (6-36) months. The cosmetic results and protection of personal privacy of this procedure were excellent.
conclusionEndoscopic SLND via the transoral vestibular approach is feasible, safe, and effective for selected PTCs. A multicenter large comparative study is necessary.
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