Abstract
Objective
To investigate the feasibility and necessity of endoscopic thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection via the combined breast and trans-oral approaches.
Methods
Six patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma who underwent endoscopic total thyroidectomy with central node dissection via combined breast and trans-oral approaches from November 2014 to January 2015 in Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, were analyzed.
Results
After completion of endoscopic central lymph node dissection via the traditional breast approach, eight pieces of lymph nodes could still be dissected via the trans-oral approach. Two of these eight pieces were positive for thyroid cancer metastasis.
Conclusions
It is advisable to perform endoscopic central lymph node dissection for thyroid carcinoma via the breast approach combined with the trans-oral approach.
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Acknowledgements
The study was approved by the Medical Ethics Committee of Zhongshan Hospital Affiliated with Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China (Approval No. 2015017).
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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81172285).
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Guo-yang Wu and Jin-bo Fu are joint first authors.
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Wu, Gy., Fu, Jb., Lin, Fs. et al. Endoscopic Central Lymph Node Dissection via Breast Combined with Oral Approach for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study. World J Surg 41, 2280–2282 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-017-4015-6
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