Progress and technical points of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach

Abstract

Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is a novel endoscopic thyroid surgery method. TOETVA can completely dissect the lymph nodes in the central area and Ⅳ area. TOETVA has both advantages of beauty and curative effect. Based on the clinical experience of this technique, the author reviewed the development, indications, complications and surgical skills of TOETVA in recent years, and looked forward to the development trend of this technique.

Keywords

• |transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach(toetva)|lateral neck lymph node dissection|cosmetic outcome