ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Comparative surgical outcomes of transoral endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma: a propensity score-matched analysis.
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- Perioperative outcomes of transoral endoscopic vs. robotic thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of robotic surgery · 2026Pooled it
- 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
- Endoscopic thyroidectomy via the submental approach: a balanced approach to aesthetics, safety, and recovery- a case series study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Trial
- 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
- Transoral vestibular robotic thyroidectomy in pediatric thyroid disease: 5 case reports.Endocrine · 2025Article
- Comparative short- and long-term outcomes of TOETVA, ETGUA, and COT in thyroid cancer: a propensity score-matched study.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Redo Thyroidectomy: Updated Insights.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
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- Feasibility and complications after transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via vestibular approach (TOETVA) - a single-center first experience case series.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of postoperative pain between transoral and conventional thyroidectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2024Article
- Seeding recurrence of follicular thyroid carcinoma after transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach: a case report.Gland surgery · 2024Article
- TOETVA: a single surgeon's learning curve and a case report of CASTLE thyroid tumor.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Article
- Transoral endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer: the mid-term oncological outcome.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
- "Three-in-One Wonder": A Retrospective Cohort Study on Modified Robotic-Assisted Transoral Thyroidectomy.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-facialeArticle
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Abstract
backgroundSurgical outcomes of patients with thyroid carcinoma who underwent transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) versus transoral robotic thyroidectomy (TORT) were compared.
methodsPatients who underwent TOETVA or TORT between July 2016 and February 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. TOETVA and TORT groups were propensity score-matched (1:1) based on age, sex, body mass index, surgical extent, tumor size, and presence of thyroiditis.
resultsA total of 185 patients underwent transoral thyroidectomy (142 TOETVA and 43 TORT). Final diagnoses consisted of 135 papillary and seven follicular thyroid carcinomas in the TOETVA group and 43 papillary thyroid carcinomas in the TORT group (p = 0.138). Mean operative time was shorter for the TOETVA group than the TORT group (106.3 vs. 158.9 min, p < 0.001), whereas mean hospital stay was longer for the TOETVA group than the TORT group (2.2 vs. 1.9 days, p = 0.031). After 1:1 propensity score matching, each group included 43 patients. Mean operative time was shorter in the TOETVA group than the TORT group (106.2 vs. 158.9 min, p < 0.001), whereas mean hospital stay was longer in the TOETVA group (2.3 vs. 1.9 days, p = 0.031). There was no significant difference in vocal cord palsy incidences between the groups (one transient, one permanent in the TOETVA group vs. none in the TORT group, p = 0.359). The learning curve was 71 cases for TOETVA and 25 cases for TORT.
conclusionTOETVA had shorter mean operative time, and TORT had shorter learning curve and shorter mean hospital stay. Surgeons should be familiar with the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure.
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