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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 8/2011

01-08-2011 | Letter-Reply

Dangerous minimally invasive surgery: correct proposal

Authors: Elias Karakas, Thorsten Steinfeldt, Andreas Gockel, Reiner Westermann, Detlef K. Bartsch

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 8/2011

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We read with interest the letter of Galatà and Hannan [1] as a response to our paper [2] and are grateful for the opportunity to respond. As stated by Galatà and Hannan, our study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of a transoral endoscopic approach for thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Deliberately, we did not use the term “minimally invasive” because we have only a little experience at this point, especially regarding the potential risk for tissue damage or the postoperative prevalence of a hypoglossal or recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, hematoma of the floor of the mouth, or surgical-site infections. …
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Metadata
Title
Dangerous minimally invasive surgery: correct proposal
Authors
Elias Karakas
Thorsten Steinfeldt
Andreas Gockel
Reiner Westermann
Detlef K. Bartsch
Publication date
01-08-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 8/2011
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1592-6

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