Abstract
Background: The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) has been the subject of increasing interest from several institutions around the world over the last 2 years. Recently, we successfully performed TOETVA in live human patients without CO2 gas using our newly designed retractable blade. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 15 consecutive patients who underwent gasless TOETVA using a self-retaining retractor. Results: We successfully performed 13 thyroid lobectomies and 2 total thyroidectomies in 15 patients. No patient exhibited serious postoperative complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and permanent hypocalcemia. One patient developed transient hypocalcemia but recovered within 2 months. No patient developed a wound infection; furthermore, no visible scar or dimpling was evident on the neck of any patient. Conclusion: Gasless TOETVA provides enough working space and good visibility to perform thyroid surgery without any risk of CO2 gas-related complications.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 3034-3039 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Surgical endoscopy |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 Sep 16 |
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Gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (gasless TOETVA). / Park, Jun Ook; Park, Yeong Jun; Kim, Mi Ra; Sun, Dong Il; Kim, Min Sik; Koh, Yoonwoo.
In: Surgical endoscopy, Vol. 33, No. 9, 16.09.2019, p. 3034-3039.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (gasless TOETVA)
AU - Park, Jun Ook
AU - Park, Yeong Jun
AU - Kim, Mi Ra
AU - Sun, Dong Il
AU - Kim, Min Sik
AU - Koh, Yoonwoo
PY - 2019/9/16
Y1 - 2019/9/16
N2 - Background: The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) has been the subject of increasing interest from several institutions around the world over the last 2 years. Recently, we successfully performed TOETVA in live human patients without CO2 gas using our newly designed retractable blade. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 15 consecutive patients who underwent gasless TOETVA using a self-retaining retractor. Results: We successfully performed 13 thyroid lobectomies and 2 total thyroidectomies in 15 patients. No patient exhibited serious postoperative complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and permanent hypocalcemia. One patient developed transient hypocalcemia but recovered within 2 months. No patient developed a wound infection; furthermore, no visible scar or dimpling was evident on the neck of any patient. Conclusion: Gasless TOETVA provides enough working space and good visibility to perform thyroid surgery without any risk of CO2 gas-related complications.
AB - Background: The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) has been the subject of increasing interest from several institutions around the world over the last 2 years. Recently, we successfully performed TOETVA in live human patients without CO2 gas using our newly designed retractable blade. Methods: We reviewed the medical records of 15 consecutive patients who underwent gasless TOETVA using a self-retaining retractor. Results: We successfully performed 13 thyroid lobectomies and 2 total thyroidectomies in 15 patients. No patient exhibited serious postoperative complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and permanent hypocalcemia. One patient developed transient hypocalcemia but recovered within 2 months. No patient developed a wound infection; furthermore, no visible scar or dimpling was evident on the neck of any patient. Conclusion: Gasless TOETVA provides enough working space and good visibility to perform thyroid surgery without any risk of CO2 gas-related complications.
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JO - Surgical Endoscopy
JF - Surgical Endoscopy
SN - 0930-2794
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