Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT), originally described by Miccoli, is
considered to be the most widely practiced and easily reproducible procedure for selected …

Background Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT), the modified Miccoli's
thyroid surgery, is the most widespread minimally invasive technique and has been widely …

Background Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was first described in
1999 and it has become a widespread technique performed worldwide. Although initially …

Background Minimally invasive video‐assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) has received
increasing attention as a technique applicable for a subset of thyroid nodules. Methods We …

Background: There are few reports on the use of minimally invasive video assisted
thyroidectomy (MIVAT) technique in the treatment of differentiated thyroid carcinoma …

Background and aims The aim of this study is to analyze our preliminary results from
minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) and demonstrate the feasibility of …

Purpose: The first report of miVATT was published in 1998 by Miccoli, leading to a revolution
in the field of thyroid surgery. This prospective study aims to evaluate the technique with …

Background Today is well known that endoscopic thyroidectomy could reach the same level
of completeness as a conventional operation. We have been using minimally invasive video …

Background A decade after nearly all surgical disciplines developed minimally invasive
techniques, the first report of a single case of minimally invasive thyroidectomy was …

Materials and methods Between 1999 and 2002, a series of 427 patients were submitted to
MIVAT at our Department. Selection criteria were: thyroid nodule maximum diameter of 3.5 …