Natural orifice surgery on thyroid gland: Totally transoral video-assisted thyroidectomy (TOVAT): Report of first experimental results of a new surgical method

Surgical Endoscopy

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1119-1120

  Benhidjeb, T ^a,c   Wilhelm, T ^b,c   Harlaar, J ^d   Kleinrensink, G J ^d   Schneider, Tom A J ^c,d   Stark, M ^c  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Neck and Facial Plastic Surgery   (Germany)

^c New European Surgical Academy NESA   (Germany)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Natural orifice surgery; TOVAT; Transoral thyroidectomy; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC;

AERATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INCISION; SUPINE POSITION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 67349271748     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-009-0347-0     Document Type: Article

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