MIVAT: the last 2 years experience, tips and techniques after more than 10 years.

C BellottiM Giulii CapponiM CinquepalmiG CastagnolaS MarchettaF MallozziM PezzatiniA Brescia

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2017)

MIVAT is a good and safe technique, with similar short-term outcomes and similar costs compared to traditional total thyroidectomy. We hope that the tips and techniques reported in this paper as well as the advices in the use of instruments in MIVAT and open surgery will be useful to improve the skills of young surgeons and make thyroid surgery less invasive.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
surgical site infection
quality improvement
squamous cell carcinoma
percutaneous coronary intervention
coronary artery disease
middle aged
acute coronary syndrome
medical students