Minimally invasive, totally gasless video-assisted thyroid lobectomy

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

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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.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)342-343
Numero di pagine2
RivistaTHE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
Volume177
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1999

Keywords

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

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