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Surgical Endoscopy
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 4/2014

01-04-2014 | Letter to the Editor

Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT): the quest for a scarless approach

Authors: Alberto Mangano, Cesare Carlo Ferrari, Gianlorenzo Dionigi

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2014

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Excerpt

We have carefully read the excellent article published by Dr. Maik Sahm et al. [1]. These colleagues have undoubtedly provided important contributions to scientific literature in the surgical field, and this paper shows new results that advance our understanding of surgical techniques in endocrine surgery. We would like to offer our additional remarks from a prospective point of view, highlighting some important elements to ponder. …
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Sahm M, Schwarz B, Schmidt S, Pross M, Lippert H et al (2011) Long-term cosmetic results after minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy. Surg Endosc 25(10):3202–3208CrossRef
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Randolph GW, Dralle H et al (2011) Electrophysiologic recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during thyroid and parathyroid surgery: international standards guideline statement. Laryngoscope 121(Suppl 1):S1–S16CrossRef
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Metadata
Title
Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT): the quest for a scarless approach
Authors
Alberto Mangano
Cesare Carlo Ferrari
Gianlorenzo Dionigi
Publication date
01-04-2014
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2014
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-013-3293-9

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