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KMID : 1195620150080020149
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Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
2015 Volume.8 No. 2 p.149 ~ p.154
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Nationwide Multicenter Survey for Current Status of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in Korea
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Park Ki-Nam
Cho Sang-Hyeok
Lee Seung-Won
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Abstract
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Objectives: We evaluated the current status of endoscopic thyroidectomy procedures in Korea in terms of indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, complications, and limitations of each approach.
Methods: An email survey, consisting of 15 questions, was sent to 29 experienced endoscopic thyroidectomy surgeons.
Results: The most commonly used approach was the gasless transaxillary approach (66.7%), followed by the bilateral axillo-breast approach with gas insufflation (23.8%). The most common indication was less than 1 cm, single papillary thyroid cancer. The role of endoscopic thyroidectomy is not still established; some consider it a novel procedure (34.8%), others a transition to robotic thyroidectomy (34.8%).
Conclusion: Our results shed light on the general consensus of opinions about endoscopic thyroidectomy, such as the advantages, disadvantages, complications, limitations, and even its future role.
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KEYWORD
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Endoscopy, Data Collection, Thyroidectomy
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