Bo Hu, Yuqing Chen, Yannan Jin, Xianfu Liu, Yansong Chen, Jingwei Tang, Yuan Liu, Zhe Zhang, Nanhai Wang, Ru Bai, Gongsheng Jin
BACKGROUND: Following the rapid development of endoscopic thyroidectomy techniques, various surgical procedures have been developed (e.g., transoral, submandibular, areolar, axillary, retroauricular, and combined procedures), and each of these procedures has its own advantages. In recent years, gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy has emerged as a feasible procedure, and it has replaced traditional CO2 insufflation approaches because of advantages such as stable cavity construction, pollution reduction, resource saving, and risk reduction...
February 12, 2024: Surgical Endoscopy