Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA): indications, techniques and results

Ferzli GS, Sayad P, Abdo Z, Cacchione RN (2001) Minimally-invasive, non-endoscopic thyroid surgery. J Am Coll Surg 192:665–668

Rafferty M, Miller I, Timon C (2006) Minimal incision for open thyroidectomy. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135:295–298

Miccoli P, Berti P, Conte M, Bendinelli C, Marcocci C (1999) Minimally invasive surgery for thyroid small nodules: preliminary report. J Endocrinol Invest 22:849–851

Ikeda Y, Takami H, Niimi M, Kan S, Sasaki Y, Takayama J (2001) Endoscopic thyroidectomy by the axillary approach. Surg Endosc 15:1362–1364

Choe J (2007) Endoscopic thyroidectomy using a new bilateral axillo-breast approach. World J Surg 31:601–606

Wang C, Feng Z, Li J, Yang W, Zhai H, Choi N, Yang J, Hu Y, Pan Y, Cao G (2015) Endoscopic thyroidectomy via areola approach: summary of 1,250 cases in a single institution. Surg Endosc 29:192–201

Park JO, Kim SY, Chun BJ, Joo YH, Cho KJ, Park YH, Kim MS, Sun DI (2015) Endoscope-assisted facelift thyroid surgery: an initial experience using a new endoscopic technique. Surg Endosc 29:1469–1475

Witzel K, von Rahden BH, Kaminski C, Stein HJ (2008) Transoral access for endoscopic thyroid resection. Surg Endosc 22:1871–1875

Benhidjeb T, Wilhelm T, Harlaar J, Kleinrensink GJ, Schneider TA, Stark M (2009) Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland: totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT): report of first experimental results of a new surgical method. Surg Endosc 23:1119–1120

Karakas E, Steinfeldt T, Gockel A, Westermann R, Kiefer A, Bartsch DK (2010) Transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Surg Endosc 24:1261–1267

Wilhelm T, Metzig A (2011) Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy (eMIT): a prospective proof-of-concept study in humans. World J Surg 35:543–551

Woo SH (2014) Endoscope-assisted transoral thyroidectomy using a frenotomy incision. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 24:345–349

Nakajo A, Arima H, Hirata M, Mizoguchi T, Kijima Y, Mori S, Ishigami S, Ueno S, Yoshinaka H, Natsugoe S (2013) Trans-Oral Video-Assisted Neck Surgery (TOVANS). A new transoral technique of endoscopic thyroidectomy with gasless premandible approach. Surg Endosc 27:1105–1110

Wang C, Zhai H, Liu W, Li J, Yang J, Hu Y, Huang J, Yang W, Pan Y, Ding H (2014) Thyroidectomy: a novel endoscopic oral vestibular approach. Surgery 155:33–38

Anuwong A (2016) Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach: a series of the first 60 human cases. World J Surg 40:491–497

Koo DH, Kim DM, Choi JY, Lee KE, Cho SH, Youn YK (2015) In-depth survey of scarring and distress in patients undergoing bilateral axillo-breast approach robotic thyroidectomy or conventional open thyroidectomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 25:436–439

Arora A, Swords C, Garas G, Chaidas K, Prichard A, Budge J, Davies DC, Tolley N (2016) The perception of scar cosmesis following thyroid and parathyroid surgery: a prospective cohort study. Int J Surg 25:38–43

Lee MC, Park H, Lee BC, Lee GH, Choi IJ (2016) Comparison of quality of life between open and endoscopic thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer. Head Neck 38(Suppl 1):E827–E831

Richmon JD, Holsinger FC, Kandil E, Moore MW, Garcia JA, Tufano RP (2011) Transoral robotic-assisted thyroidectomy with central neck dissection: preclinical cadaver feasibility study and proposed surgical technique. J Robot Surg 5:279–282

Lee HY, Richmon JD, Walvekar RR, Holsinger C, Kim HY (2015) Robotic transoral periosteal thyroidectomy (TOPOT): experience in two cadavers. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 25:139–142

Lee HY, You JY, Woo SU, Son GS, Lee JB, Bae JW, Kim HY (2015) Transoral periosteal thyroidectomy: cadaver to human. Surg Endosc 29:898–904

Clark JH, Kim HY, Richmon JD (2015) Transoral robotic thyroid surgery. Gland Surg 4:429–434

Cai C, Huang Y, Zhang T, Chai L, Wang G, Shi L, Wiegand S, Güldner C, Günzel T, Wilhelm T (2015) Anatomical study of surgical approaches for minimally invasive transoral thyroidectomy: eMIT and TOPP. Minim Invasive Ther Allied Technol 24:340–344

McHenry CR (2011) Endoscopic minimally invasive thyroidectomy: a prospective proof-of-concept study in humans. World J Surg 35:552

Yang J, Wang C, Li J, Yang W, Cao G, Wong HM, Zhai H, Liu W (2015) Complete endoscopic thyroidectomy via oral vestibular approach versus areola approach for treatment of thyroid diseases. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 25:470–476

Haugen BR, Alexander EK, Bible KC, Doherty GM, Mandel SJ, Nikiforov YE, Pacini F, Randolph GW, Sawka AM, Schlumberger M, Schuff KG, Sherman SI, Sosa JA, Steward DL, Tuttle RM, Wartofsky L (2016) 2015 American Thyroid Association management guidelines for adult patients with thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer: the American Thyroid Association guidelines task force on thyroid nodules and differentiated thyroid cancer. Thyroid 26:1–133

Song CM, Jung JH, Ji YB, Min HJ, Ahn YH, Tae K (2014) Relationship between hypoparathyroidism and the number of parathyroid glands preserved during thyroidectomy. World J Surg Oncol 12:200. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-200

Ywata de Carvalho A, Chulam TC, Kowalski LP (2015) Long-term results of observation vs prophylactic selective level vi neck dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma at a cancer center. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 141:599–606

Calò PG, Pisano G, Medas F, Pittau MR, Gordini L, Demontis R, Nicolosi A (2014) Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 43:16. doi: 10.1186/1916-0216-43-16

Selberherr A, Scheuba C, Riss P, Niederle B (2015) Postoperative hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy: efficient and cost-effective diagnosis and treatment. Surgery 157:349–353

Seo GH, Chai YJ, Choi HJ, Lee KE (2016) Incidence of permanent hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy with or without central neck dissection for thyroid carcinoma: a nationwide claim study. Clin Endocrinol 85:483–487

Yang CH, Chew KY, Solomkin JS, Lin PY, Chiang YC, Kuo YR (2013) Surgical site infections among high-risk patients in clean-contaminated head and neck reconstructive surgery: concordance with preoperative oral flora. Ann Plast Surg 71(Suppl 1):S55–S60

Shan CX, Zhang W, Jiang DZ, Zheng XM, Liu S, Qiu M (2010) Prevalence, risk factors, and management of seroma formation after breast approach endoscopic thyroidectomy. World J Surg 34:1817–1822

Udelsman R, Anuwong A, Oprea AD, Rhodes A, Prasad M, Sansone M, Brooks C, Donovan PI, Jannitto C, Carling T (2016) Trans-oral vestibular endocrine surgery: a new technique in the United States. Ann Surg 264:e13–e16