ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2021
Practice Patterns and Learning Curve in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach With Neuromonitoring.
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- Learning Curves in Robotic Thyroid Surgery: A Systematic Review Comparing Transoral, Axillary, and Facelift Approaches.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialePooled it
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- Comparison of transoral and bilateral axillo-breast approach endoscopic thyroidectomy: multicentre study.BJS open · 2026Article
- [Prevention of hypoparathyroidism with indocyanine green in transoral thyroidectomy: Pilot study].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2026Observational
- Oncologic adequacy and outcomes of open, transoral endoscopic, and robotic thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis.World journal of surgical oncology · 2025Article
- Learning curve for the combined trans-oral and chest approach to endoscopic selective neck dissection: a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Endoscopic surgery for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: cases review and investigation of technique dissemination in China.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
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- Comparison of endoscopic thyroidectomy via the oral vestibule approach and the areola approach for papillary thyroid carcinoma.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Transoral endoscopic thyroid lobectomy and ipsilateral central neck lymph node dissection vestibular approach: analysis of the learning curve and clinical outcomes evaluation.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
- Comparison of intraoperative neural monitoring between endoscopic transoral and bilateral axillo-breast approach thyroidectomy.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Article
- Definition of learning curve for thyroidectomy: systematic review on the different approaches.Gland surgery · 2023Review
- Cumulative sum analysis of the learning curve for robotic retroauricular thyroidectomy.Gland surgery · 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
- [Effectiveness of transoral endoscopic thyroid surgery for lymph node dissection in the central region of thyroid cancer].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
Objectives: Intraoperative neuromonitoring has not been routinely applied in early experience with the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA). Because the preparation and surgical interventions are much different from conventional thyroidectomies, most endocrine surgeons willing to adapt to TOETVA lack access to information regarding the practice pattern and proficiency in the learning curve. We aimed to investigate the outcomes and to define the learning curve for TOETVA in this study. Methods: A retrospective analysis was used on patients who underwent TOETVA at our hospital between December 2016 and July 2019. The cumulative sum graphic model was used to implement the learning curve as a surrogate for procedural proficiency. Results: The 119 patients had a mean age of 44.65 years and a mean body mass index of 22.49 k/m Conclusions: The learning curve of TOETVA with neuromonitoring is 35 cases. With the accumulation of proficiency, the indications will expand. Step-by-step improvements from the experience of each case can reduce procedure-related complications.
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