Clinical application of endoscopic thyroidectomy / 中国普通外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the feasibility and effect of scarless endoscopic thyroidectomy(SET) and minimally invasive video-assisted surgery of the thyroid(MIVA) endoscopic technique. Methods SET Incisions were made on the anterior part of the breast and mareolata,blunt dissection of the subcataneous planes of the neck and chest were administered .MIVA Incisions were made 3cm above the thymus notch and the operation was video assisted in the thyroid adenoma extripation and subtotal thyroidectomy. The thyroid nodules were extirpated or subtotal thyroidectomy was performed. Results All 10 cases of the SET and 12 cases of the MIVA were successful performed and without complications. Conclusions For thyroid surgery,SET is a good cosmetic operation,MIVA is a minimal trauma and effective operation.