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Endoscopic retroauricular thyroidectomy: preliminary results

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Abstract

Background

We sought to seek the potential role of endoscopic thyroidectomy with the retroauricular (RA) approach prior to future comparative study with the robotic RA thyroidectomy. Therefore, this study aims to verify the surgical feasibility of endoscopic RA thyroidectomy.

Methods

Eighteen patients who underwent endoscopic RA thyroidectomy for clinically suspicious papillary thyroid carcinoma or benign lesions from January to December 2013 were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed.

Results

All endoscopic operations via RA or modified facelift approach were successfully performed, without any significant intraoperative complications or conversion to open surgery. Based on patient-reported outcome questionnaires, all patients were satisfied with their postoperative surgical scars.

Conclusion

Endoscopic RA thyroidectomy is technically feasible and safe with satisfactory cosmetic results for patients where indicated.

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Drs. Byeon, Holsinger, Tufano, Park, Sim, Kim, Choi and Koh have no conflicts of interest or financial ties to disclose.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 120-752, Republic of Korea

    Hyung Kwon Byeon, Nam Suk Sim, Won Shik Kim, Eun Chang Choi & Yoon Woo Koh

  2. Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA

    F. Christopher Holsinger

  3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Ralph P. Tufano

  4. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Republic of Korea

    Jae Hong Park

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Byeon, H.K., Holsinger, F.C., Tufano, R.P. et al. Endoscopic retroauricular thyroidectomy: preliminary results. Surg Endosc 30, 355–365 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-015-4202-1

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