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| Year : 2017 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 75-76 |
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Transoral thyroidectomy, vestibular approach using two ports: A novel technique
Vivek Aggarwal1, Raja Bhanu Kiran2, Monika Garg3, Deepak Khandelwal4
1 Department of Endocrine Surgery, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India
2 Department of Surgery, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India
3 Department of Radiology, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India
4 Department of Endocrinology, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Deepak Khandelwal
Department of Endocrinology, Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi - 110 026
India
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DOI: 10.4103/trp.trp_12_17
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Cosmesis is a prime concern for many patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Postthyroidectomy scar-related apprehension among patients has forced the surgeons to develop techniques to reduce the scar or even without scar. We report a case of a young female with thyroid nodule who underwent transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy done through a novel technique (transoral vestibular approach using two ports) at our center as potentially scarless thyroid surgery.
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