Minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy

Rocco Domenico Alfonso Bellantone; Celestino Pio Lombardi; Marco Raffaelli; Francesco Rubino; Mauro Boscherini; Valter Perilli

doi:10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00054-9

Minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy

Rocco Domenico Alfonso Bellantone, Celestino Pio Lombardi, Marco Raffaelli, Francesco Rubino, Mauro Boscherini, Valter Perilli

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Neck surgery is one of the newest fields of application of video-assisted surgery. We developed a technique for minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy. METHODS: The procedure was accepted by a patient with a follicular nodule of the left lobe of the thyroid. We performed a left thyroid lobectomy through a single 20-mm horizontal skin incision, just above the sternal notch, after inserting a 5-mm 30 degrees laparoscope, by using both endoscopic and conventional instrumentation. RESULTS: The recurrent laryngeal nerve and the parathyroid glands were easily identified and preserved. The operating time was 2.5 hours. No complication occurred. The postoperative stay was 2 days. The cosmetic result was excellent CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that our technique is feasible and safe. This makes us optimistic about the future of minimally invasive, video-assisted thyroid surgery.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	342-343
Number of pages	2
Journal	THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume	177
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00054-9
Publication status	Published - 1999

Keywords

Humans
Laparoscopy
Male
Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive
Thyroid Gland
Thyroid Nodule
Treatment Outcome

Access to Document

10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00054-9

Cite this

@article{879ace08c544488a8c29cb8a7ac74c95,

title = "Minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy",

abstract = "BACKGROUND: Neck surgery is one of the newest fields of application of video-assisted surgery. We developed a technique for minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy. METHODS: The procedure was accepted by a patient with a follicular nodule of the left lobe of the thyroid. We performed a left thyroid lobectomy through a single 20-mm horizontal skin incision, just above the sternal notch, after inserting a 5-mm 30 degrees laparoscope, by using both endoscopic and conventional instrumentation. RESULTS: The recurrent laryngeal nerve and the parathyroid glands were easily identified and preserved. The operating time was 2.5 hours. No complication occurred. The postoperative stay was 2 days. The cosmetic result was excellent CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that our technique is feasible and safe. This makes us optimistic about the future of minimally invasive, video-assisted thyroid surgery.",

keywords = "Humans, Laparoscopy, Male, Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Nodule, Treatment Outcome, Humans, Laparoscopy, Male, Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive, Thyroid Gland, Thyroid Nodule, Treatment Outcome",

author = "Bellantone, {Rocco Domenico Alfonso} and Lombardi, {Celestino Pio} and Marco Raffaelli and Francesco Rubino and Mauro Boscherini and Valter Perilli",

year = "1999",

doi = "10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00054-9",

language = "English",

volume = "177",

pages = "342--343",

journal = "THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY",

issn = "0002-9610",

publisher = "Excerpta Medica / US:PO Box 3085:Princeton, NJ 08543:(908)874-8550, Fax: (908)874-5611",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy

AU - Bellantone, Rocco Domenico Alfonso

AU - Lombardi, Celestino Pio

AU - Raffaelli, Marco

AU - Rubino, Francesco

AU - Boscherini, Mauro

AU - Perilli, Valter

PY - 1999

Y1 - 1999

N2 - BACKGROUND: Neck surgery is one of the newest fields of application of video-assisted surgery. We developed a technique for minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy. METHODS: The procedure was accepted by a patient with a follicular nodule of the left lobe of the thyroid. We performed a left thyroid lobectomy through a single 20-mm horizontal skin incision, just above the sternal notch, after inserting a 5-mm 30 degrees laparoscope, by using both endoscopic and conventional instrumentation. RESULTS: The recurrent laryngeal nerve and the parathyroid glands were easily identified and preserved. The operating time was 2.5 hours. No complication occurred. The postoperative stay was 2 days. The cosmetic result was excellent CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that our technique is feasible and safe. This makes us optimistic about the future of minimally invasive, video-assisted thyroid surgery.

AB - BACKGROUND: Neck surgery is one of the newest fields of application of video-assisted surgery. We developed a technique for minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy. METHODS: The procedure was accepted by a patient with a follicular nodule of the left lobe of the thyroid. We performed a left thyroid lobectomy through a single 20-mm horizontal skin incision, just above the sternal notch, after inserting a 5-mm 30 degrees laparoscope, by using both endoscopic and conventional instrumentation. RESULTS: The recurrent laryngeal nerve and the parathyroid glands were easily identified and preserved. The operating time was 2.5 hours. No complication occurred. The postoperative stay was 2 days. The cosmetic result was excellent CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that our technique is feasible and safe. This makes us optimistic about the future of minimally invasive, video-assisted thyroid surgery.

KW - Humans

KW - Laparoscopy

KW - Male

KW - Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive

KW - Thyroid Gland

KW - Thyroid Nodule

KW - Treatment Outcome

KW - Humans

KW - Laparoscopy

KW - Male

KW - Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive

KW - Thyroid Gland

KW - Thyroid Nodule

KW - Treatment Outcome

UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/14410

U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00054-9

DO - 10.1016/S0002-9610(99)00054-9

M3 - Article

SN - 0002-9610

VL - 177

SP - 342

EP - 343

JO - THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

JF - THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY

ER -

Minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this