Journal of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology of Shandong University ›› 2020, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 13-18.doi: 10.6040/j.issn.1673-3770.1.2019.019

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Progress and controversy of the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach

WU Zhen1,2, FANG Jugao1   

  1. 1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100730, China2. Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng Hospital affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Liaocheng 252000, Shandong, China
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Abstract: On the premise of ensuring disease treatment and surgical safety, endoscopic thyroid surgery via the vestibular approach has become a new technique in thyroid surgery, which has achieved good results in disease treatment and cosmetic appearance as a minimally invasive procedure. Domestic experts have reached a consensus on this operation, but as a new surgical method with great technical difficulty, transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy is still highly controversial. On the basis of the literature and our own clinical experience, we reviewed the progress and controversies of this operation. The purpose was to promote the operation and allow more patients with a thyroid tumor to benefit from the treatment.

Key words: Thyroid, Tumor, Endoscopic thyroid surgery, Vestibular approach

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