Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA): A novel surgical technique for scarless thyroidectomy in pediatric surgery
Articles > Article · 2022
Authors: Emre DİVARCI, Hilmican ULMAN, Mehmet Geylani ÖZOK, Samim ÖZEN, Murat ÖZDEMİR, Özer MAKAY
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2022, vol 57, pp 1149-1157
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2022.01.038
Summary
Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is a novel surgical technique in thyroid surgery that provides a feasible opportunity to avoid a visible neck scar. In recent years, TOETVA became popular in the thyroid surgery of selected adult patients with cosmetic concerns. We conducted a right lobectomy with the TOETVA technique in a 17-year-old adolescent with a suspicious thyroid nodule the present report aimed to describe the details of the operative technique step by step. Level of evidence: LEVEL IV, case series with no comparison group