Background Excision of the thyroid through a skin crease incision in the anterior neck
provides good direct exposure to facilitate safe dissection and a quick operation with low …

Background A decade after nearly all surgical disciplines developed minimally invasive
techniques, the first report of a single case of minimally invasive thyroidectomy was …

Background Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery has been adopted for thyroid
surgery because of its potential for scar-free operation. However, the previous technique still …

Background Since 2018, transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA)
has emerged as a true scarless thyroid surgery. In this study, we explore early outcomes and …

Background. The effectiveness of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT)
in papillary thyroid carcinoma is still debated. Some are concerned about this procedure in …

Purpose The learning curve for robotic thyroidectomy with central compartment node
dissection (CCND) has not been established. We examined the effect of experience of …

Background In the last decade, development of videolaparoscopic surgery allowed several
operations to be performed with minimally invasive techniques, making them less invasive …

Background Technological advances in thyroid surgery have included various “minimally
invasive” thyroidectomy techniques, both open and endoscopic. These include not only …

Introduction This study evaluates the role of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) in video-
assisted thyroidectomy (VAT) with emphasis given to the identification of recurrent laryngeal …

Recently, a transoral robotic-assisted technique to access the thyroid gland has been
introduced. Despite the advantages this approach may have over other minimally invasive …