Quality of life and surgical outcome of ABBA versus EndoCATS endoscopic thyroid surgery: a single center experience.

Ulrich WirthThomas von AhnenJosef HampelJosefine SchardeyPeter BuschHans Martin SchardeyStefan Schopf

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2021)

Endoscopic thyroid surgery is safe with comparable perioperative outcome in experienced high-volume centers. Patient satisfaction and cosmetic results are excellent; QoL is impaired in surgical patients, as they perform slightly worse compared to German standard cohort and non-surgical patients.

Keyphrases

patient satisfaction
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
ultrasound guided
surgical site infection
patients undergoing
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome
acute kidney injury