Open AccessTransoral endoscopic thyroidectomy using vestibular approach: A single center experience
Author(s) -
SA Rege,
M Janesh,
Shrinivas Surpam,
Vyankatesh Shivane,
Amandeep Arora,
Amiteshwar Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_117_18
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroidectomy , nodule (geology) , goiter , surgery , thyroid , thyroid nodules , endoscopy , radiology , paleontology , biology
Thyroid Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) or transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy using vestibular approach is a recent advance embraced by the surgical community because of its potential for a scar-free thyroidectomy. In this article, we present our initial experience with this technique.