Background: Remote-access techniques have been described over the recent years as a
method of removing the thyroid gland without an incision in the neck. However, there is …

Background Excision of the thyroid through a skin crease incision in the anterior neck
provides good direct exposure to facilitate safe dissection and a quick operation with low …

Importance Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery thyroidectomy is a novel
approach to avoid surgical scars. Objective To compare the safety and outcomes of the …

Abstract Introduction The Transoral Neck Surgery (TONS) Study Group was established at
the 1st International Thyroid NOTES Conference in February 2016 with the intention of …

To minimize surgical morbidity and neck scarring, minimally invasive thyroidectomy and
robotic/endoscopic thyroidectomy via cervical, axillary, anterior chest, breast, postauricular …

Background Various robotic surgical procedures have been performed in recent years, and
most reports have proved that the application of robotic technology for surgery is technically …

Background Transoral thyroid surgery is an ideal method for minimally invasive
thyroidectomy, as there is less flap dissection during the procedure and no postoperative …

Background Endoscopic thyroidectomy is a well-established surgical technique. We have
been utilizing precordial video-assisted neck surgery (VANS) with a gasless anterior neck …

Background Neck surgery is one of the newest fields of application of minimally invasive
surgery. The technique of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) …

Background Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) provides
excellent cosmetic results from its potential for scar-free operation. The procedure has been …