Comparison of transoral and bilateral axillo-breast approach endoscopic thyroidectomy: multicentre study
Jiann-Ming Wu, Ting-Chun Kuo, Kuen-Yuan Chen, Shang-Ming Tseng, Yi-Jhih Tsai, Ming-Tsan Lin, Chin-Hao Chang, Ming-Hsun Wu · 2026
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Description
Jiann-Ming Wu and co-authors present a 2026 multicentre study comparing two scar-hiding routes for endoscopic thyroid surgery. One route enters through the mouth; the other through the armpits and breasts. Both please patients cosmetically, yet head-to-head safety data were thin. The team matched patients across four hospitals, 507 in all, and compared times, pain, complications, and specimen quality.
The mouth route took longer overall, though its opening phase was faster. Complication rates were alike, including voice cord weakness and low parathyroid function. Specimens broke apart more often with the mouth route, while tumor capsule damage matched. Recurrence was rare in both groups.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jiann-Ming Wu, Ting-Chun Kuo, Kuen-Yuan Chen, Shang-Ming Tseng, Yi-Jhih Tsai, Ming-Tsan Lin, Chin-Hao Chang, Ming-Hsun Wu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |