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01-07-2011 | Letter

Transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery: still experimental!

Authors: Tahar Benhidjeb, Kai Witzel, Michael Stark, Oliver Mann

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 7/2011

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It was with great interest that we read the report by Karakas et al. [1] on transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery. By using a modified rigid rectoscope (oraloscope) hemithyroidectomies as well as resection of parathyroid glands could be performed in ten porcine cadavers, then in 10 living and orally intubated pigs, and finally in five human corpses. Because unfortunately many claims and statements in their report are misleading, we believe that rectifications are needed. …

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Title: Transoral thyroid and parathyroid surgery: still experimental!
Authors: Tahar Benhidjeb
Kai Witzel
Michael Stark
Oliver Mann
Publication date: 01-07-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 7/2011
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-010-1530-z

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