We developed a new endoscopic thyroid surgery by the axillo-bilateralbreast approach
(ABBA) method, which is different from the previously described breast approach (BA) in that …

Introduction Postoperative cosmesis in the neck is often a major concern of patients,
particularly women, undergoing thyroid or parathyroid surgery. Therefore, a reduction in the …

Introduction Endoscopic techniques have recently been applied in thyroid surgery using
cervical, axillary, and breast approaches. We modified the axillo-bilateral breast approach …

Background In the last decade, development of videolaparoscopic surgery allowed several
operations to be performed with minimally invasive techniques, making them less invasive …

Purpose: To demonstrate the utility of robotically assisted approaches in head and neck
surgery. Materials and Methods: Two teenage patients, one with a solitary thyroid nodule …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and cosmetic results of
endoscopic thyroidectomy by the breast approach for patients with thyroid diseases …

Background and aims Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was set up
and introduced in our department in 1998. Its results, after an acceptable relapse, can now …

Background. Thyroid gland manipulation, surgical stress response, and postoperative
outcome in cases of video‐assisted thyroidectomy (VAT) and conventional thyroidectomy …

Hypothesis Current techniques for open conventional thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy
have evolved to enable a shorter incision (main proposition), and the length of the incision is …

Background: Various approaches for endoscopic thyroidectomy have been developed
recently that improve the cosmetic outcome, and some are even scar free. In this study, we …