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Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0677-y: Re: Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland—totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT)—report of first experimental results of a new surgical method (2009 (23):1119–1120)

Authors: T. Benhidjeb, T. Wilhelm, J. Harlaar, G.-J. Kleinrensink, Tom A. J. Schneider, M. Stark

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 4/2010

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With great pleasure we take the opportunity to answer the comments of Drs. Paolo Miccoli, Gabriele Materazzi, and Piero Berti on our article Natural Orifice Surgery on the Thyroid Gland: Totally Transoral Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy (TOVAT): Report of the First Experimental Results of a New Surgical Method, which appeared in the May 2009 issue of Surgical Endoscopy [1]. Because our article is a multimedia report comprising a video and an abstract, it was not possible to mention more details and data dealing with this new technique. …

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Title: Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0677-y: Re: Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland—totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT)—report of first experimental results of a new surgical method (2009 (23):1119–1120)
Authors: T. Benhidjeb
T. Wilhelm
J. Harlaar
G.-J. Kleinrensink
Tom A. J. Schneider
M. Stark
Publication date: 01-04-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0685-y

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Reply to: doi:10.1007/s00464-009-0677-y: Re: Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland—totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT)—report of first experimental results of a new surgical method (2009 (23):1119–1120)

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