ArticleCancer medicine2022
Comparison of quality of life and cosmetic result between open and transaxillary endoscopic thyroid lobectomy for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma survivors: A single-center prospective cohort study.
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- Longitudinal health-related quality of life after remote-access versus open thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Quality of life after endoscopic vs. conventional open thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Surgical outcomes of endoscopic thyroidectomy approaches for thyroid cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Pooled it
- Endoscopic thyroidectomy via the submental approach: a balanced approach to aesthetics, safety, and recovery- a case series study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
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- Comprehensive analysis of learning curve and surgical outcomes of endoscopic thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a prospective study.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2026Article
- Surgical efficiency, safety, and quality of life among four various approaches for T1 stage papillary thyroid carcinoma: a prospective cohort study.Surgical endoscopy · 2026Observational
- Safety, short-term patient-reported outcomes, and cosmetic satisfaction of gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy: a retrospective analysis of 530 patients.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- [Efficacy analysis of gasless robotic surgery via transaxillary approach for unilateral N1b PTC].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Patient-reported outcomes by individuals with differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent minimal-access versus conventional open thyroidectomy: a real-world propensity score-matching study.International journal of surgery (London, England) · 2025Article
- A multicenter cohort study of thyroidectomy-related decision regret in patients with low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Gasless single-incision transaxillary endoscopic total thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma based on propensity score matching: a case-control study.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
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- A controlled study of the hygienic technical evaluation of the transaxillary approach for inflation-free single-port lumpectomy versus conventional transcervical anterior open surgery in radical thyroid cancer resection.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
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- A prospective study comparing the gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy trans-axillary approach to conventional open thyroidectomy: health and quality of life outcomes.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Observational
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- Advances in the assessment of cosmetic outcomes, sensory alteration in surgical areas, and health-related quality of life of endoscopic thyroidectomy.World journal of surgical oncology · 2024Review
- Patient-reported oral function and psychological well-being outcomes of papillary thyroid cancer patients (PTC) after surgery: a cross-sectional study.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Safety and surgical outcomes of single-port trans-axillary robot-assisted thyroidectomy: Experience from a consecutive series of 300 patients.Journal of robotic surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTransaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy has been introduced to achieve better cosmetic outcomes. However, the benefits of this technology on the patients' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) remain unclear. We aimed to investigate whether transaxillary endoscopic lobectomy is comparable to conventional open lobectomy in terms of QOL and cosmetic results in order to provide more evidence for establishing appropriate clinical decisions.
methodsBetween August 2019 and May 2020, transaxillary endoscopic lobectomy and conventional open lobectomy were performed in 73 and 99 patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma, respectively. HRQoL was assessed at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after surgery using the Thyroid Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire. The cosmetic outcomes were assessed 12 months after surgery using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS).
resultsNo significant difference was observed in the surgical results between the two groups. However, the data showed that the average operative time and postoperative hospital stay of the transaxillary group were longer than those of the open group (p < 0.001). Both groups showed similar changes in the QOL scores over time. However, the transaxillary group had fewer complaints of the throat or oral problems at 1 month postoperatively than the open group (p < 0.001). During the follow-up, the cosmetic results of scars in the transaxillary group were significantly better than those in the open group (p < 0.05). Patients who underwent transaxillary endoscopic lobectomy had higher overall satisfaction with their scar appearance, determined using POSAS, at 12 months postoperatively.
conclusionsThe current findings suggest that transaxillary endoscopic lobectomy may offer better cosmetic and HRQoL outcomes.
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