Is transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy safe for total thyroidectomy compared to open thyroidectomy? A propensity-score matched cohort study with papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Yujun LiZhaodi LiuYong Wang Xing YuTiantian WangCheng XiangPing Wang

Published in: Journal of surgical oncology (2023)

TOETVA is a safe and feasible technique for better cosmetic effects and similar surgical outcomes compared to conventional open surgery for the studied patients that required total thyroidectomy.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
papillary thyroid
lymph node metastasis
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
coronary artery bypass
prognostic factors
ultrasound guided
solid state