ArticleSurgical endoscopy2023
Wu's seven steps for endoscopic central and lateral neck dissection via breast combined with oral approach for papillary thyroid cancer.
Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Feasibility and outcomes of remote-access endoscopic and robotic lateral neck dissection for thyroid cancer: a scoping review.Gland surgery · 2025Review
- Safety and outcomes of gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy and lateral neck dissection for papillary thyroid cancer.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Learning curve for the combined trans-oral and chest approach to endoscopic selective neck dissection: a cumulative sum (CUSUM) analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Gasless Single-Incision Endoscopic Surgery via Subclavicular Approach for Lateral Neck Dissection in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Cancer.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- The updated surgical steps of gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy with neck level and region orientation for thyroid cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- A scoping review of endoscopic and robotic techniques for lateral neck dissection in thyroid cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Prophylactic central lymph node dissection in cN0 papillary thyroid cancer: a comparative study of via breast and transoral approach versus via breast approach alone.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectiveWe had previously reported endoscopic central and lateral neck dissection via breast combined with an oral approach for papillary thyroid cancer treatment. In this study, we optimized the procedure with Wu's seven steps to make the procedure quicker and easier.
methodsWu's seven steps for endoscopic central and lateral neck dissection via breast combined with oral approach for papillary thyroid cancer are: (1) establish the working space, (2) isolate the sternocleidomastoid and internal jugular vein, (3) dissect the thyroid via breast approach, (4) dissect the central lymph nodes via oral approach, (5) dissect the inferior board of level IV via oral approach, (6) remove the tissues of levels IV, III, and II via breast approach, and (7) wash the working space and place drainage tubes. Twelve patients were assigned to the Wu's seven steps group, and 13 patients were assigned to the contrast group. The operative procedure of the contrast group was the same as Wu's seven steps except for a few key differences, such as that the central lymph nodes were dissected via breast approach first and the internal jugular vein(IJV) was dissected from the cricoid cartilage down to the venous angle.
resultsThe Wu's seven steps group had a short operation time and few injuries of the internal jugular vein. There were no statistical differences in other clinicopathological features or surgical complications.
conclusionIt appears that Wu's seven steps for endoscopic central and lateral neck dissection via breast combined with oral approach for papillary thyroid cancer are effective and safe.
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