Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) for the pediatric population: a multicenter, large case series.

Oded CohenRalph P TufanoAngkoon AnuwongJonathon Owen RussellNiddal AssadiGianlorenzo DionigiHoon Yub KimAntonio BertelliAvi Khafif

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)

TOETVA appears to be a feasible and safe approach for thyroidectomy in the pediatric population in carefully selected cases, and may be discussed with patients and parents as an alternative for the trans-cervical approach.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed

chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
ultrasound guided

papillary thyroid
cross sectional

patient reported outcomes
lymph node metastasis