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Intra-Operative Neural Monitoring of Thyroid Surgery in a Porcine Model
Published on: February 11, 2019
[Animal experiment and clinical application of minimally invasive thyroid surgery]
Xiaoming Huang1, Yiqing Zheng, Jian Gong
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhongshan University, Guangzhou, 510120, China. xiaomingh@hotmail.com
Objective:
To investigate and evaluate the possibility of minimally invasive thyroid surgery.
Method:
The technique of video-assisted endoscopic resection of thyroid lobe and isthinums was developed in six adult mongrel dogs and two patients,using laparoscope and its equipments.
Result:
Under the video-assisted laparoscope, resection of thyroid lobe and isthmus was successfully completed in the dogs and the patients, no complication happened.
Conclusion:
The technique of minimally invasive thyroid surgery is possible and safe. In this technique, there is diminished tissue damage, highly accuracy of operation, as well as improved cosmesis.
