Bacterial Colonization on Endoscopic Materials and Surgical Field Without Infections After Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.

Daqi ZhangHui SunHoon Yub KimYoung Jun ChaiRalph P TufanoChe-Wei WuAntonella PinoAngoon AnuwongGianlorenzo Dionigi

Published in: Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques (2024)

TOETVA surgery is categorized as a "clean-contaminated" operation. A swab identified the common colonizers of oral microbiota on the endoscopic equipment and within the surgical field.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
minimally invasive
heavy metals
endoscopic submucosal dissection
coronary artery bypass
drinking water
squamous cell carcinoma
risk assessment
coronary artery disease
papillary thyroid