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01-01-2012 | Letter--Reply

The endoscopic approach to the neck: a review of the literature and an overview of the various techniques

Authors: Gianluca Donatini, Gabriele Materazzi, Paolo Miccoli

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 1/2012

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We thank Dr. Muenscher and collegues for their review of our article on the underlying pros and cons of endoscopic and video-assisted surgical approaches for neck surgery. In our opinion, some points have not been stressed properly. Since its initiation in 1999, the minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) approach has been widely used for both benign and malignant thyroid lesions in both adult and pediatric patients [1‐3]. Although listed as a disadvantage, the operative time for MIVAT resembles that for conventional thyroidectomy after an adequate learning curve period [3]. Both the operative time and the complications rate for MIVAT equal those for open surgery [1‐3]. …

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Miccoli P, Pinchera A, Materazzi G, Biagini A, Berti P, Faviana P, Molinaro E, Viola D, Elisei R (2009) Surgical treatment of low- and intermediate-risk papillary thyroid cancer with minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 94:1618–1622. Epub 17 Feb 2009

Title: The endoscopic approach to the neck: a review of the literature and an overview of the various techniques
Authors: Gianluca Donatini
Gabriele Materazzi
Paolo Miccoli
Publication date: 01-01-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-011-1875-y

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