SynthesisSurgical endoscopy2022
Transoral thyroidectomy vestibular approach versus non-transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Efficacy and safety of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach of papillary thyroid carcinoma: a network meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
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- Comparison of endoscopic surgical approaches for total thyroidectomy: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis.Gland surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative short- and long-term outcomes of TOETVA, ETGUA, and COT in thyroid cancer: a propensity score-matched study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- [Indications and technique for transoral thyroid gland and parathyroid gland surgery].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
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- Comparison of transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy with traditional low-collar incision thyroidectomy.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
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- Gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy via the anterior chest approach: the experience with 1500 cases.Surgical endoscopy · 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
- The ambulatory transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach is safe and economical for patients with thyroid nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Completion thyroidectomy and lateral neck dissection revealed adhesions in the lateral neck compartment after gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy: a case report.Gland surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of Different Mandibular Jawlines Classifications on Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Experiences of 690 Cases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Application of fibrin sealant in drain-free transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach.Tzu chi medical journalArticle
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Abstract
backgroundTo conduct a meta-analysis to compare the short-term outcomes of transoral thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOTVA) with non-transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy (NTET).
methodsMEDLINE, EMBASE, science citation index expanded, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in the Cochrane Library from January 2007 to January 2021 were searched for relevant literature. The evaluated endpoints were intra-operative and post-operative outcomes.
resultsTen eligible, non-randomized comparative studies involving 1677 patients were included. Meta-analysis results revealed that TOTVA was associated with significantly longer operative time [weighted mean differences (WMD), 22.60; 95%confidence interval (CI), 7.51-37.69; P = 0.003]. No significant differences were found between TOTVA group and NTET group in terms of post-operative outcomes.
conclusionTOTVA appears to be an equally feasible and safe surgical procedure as NTET for patients with benign thyroid nodules and selected differentiated thyroid carcinomas.
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