Abstract
After more than 100 years of approaching thyroid surgery in the manner described by Theodore Kocher in the 19th century, thyroidectomy has undergone tremendous change during the past 6 to 8 years. Chief among them have been the development of minimally invasive surgical methods and the emergence of reliable laryngeal nerve monitoring techniques. The author describes a logical approach that exploits these complementary technologies.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 18-21 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
Volume | 19 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2008 |
Keywords
- Endoscopic thyroid surgery
- Laryngeal nerve
- Minimal access surgery
- Minimally invasive thyroidectomy
- Nerve monitoring
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery
- Otorhinolaryngology