ArticleWorld journal of surgery2020
Foley Balloon Facilitates Creation of Working Space in Transoral Thyroidectomy.
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- Is male sex a barrier to transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy? A comparative study of surgical outcomes.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2026Article
- Feasibility of completion thyroidectomy via transoral endoscopic vestibular approach.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Pre-incisional, trans-isthmic injection of indocyanine green for lymph node mapping during the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach.Updates in surgery · 2023Article
- Comparison of intraoperative neural monitoring between endoscopic transoral and bilateral axillo-breast approach thyroidectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Multimodal Assessments of Altered Sensation after Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.World journal of surgery · 2022Article
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- Indocyanine Green Angiography for Parathyroid Gland Evaluation during Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Transoral and submental thyroidectomy using intraoperative nerve stimulation and indocyanin green fluorescence imaging.BMJ case reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransoral thyroidectomy via the vestibular approach retains no scars in the body surface and is a good option for patients indicated for thyroidectomy but with cosmetic concerns. However, the working space of this procedure is relatively small and is also difficult to create compared with that of other remote-access thyroidectomy procedures.
methodsIn this study, we first created a tract from the chin to the sternal notch, after which a Foley catheter with stylet was inserted through the middle oral incision. Sequential balloon insufflations were performed to dilate the entire subplatysmal tunnel.
resultsAfter Foley catheter dilatation, the subplatysmal space was larger, and subsequent trocar insertion became much easier. With the help of a balloon compressing the surrounding tissue, hemostasis was secured and a clearer tissue plane could be identified for subsequent sharp dissection.
conclusionsFoley balloon dilatation is a simple, effective, and low-cost technique that overcomes the difficulty in creation of working space during the initial stage and can be applied to all transoral thyroidectomy procedures.
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