TRANSORAL ENDOSCOPIC THYROIDECTOMY VESTIBULAR APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF BENIGN THYROID TUMOURS

Thanh Thưởng Phạm, Mạnh Thắng Hoàng, Quốc Duy Ngô, Xuân Quý Ngô, Thế Đường Lê

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Objective: Currently, the frequenghiên cứuy of thyroid tumors detected by ultrasound can be up to 19% - 68%. Most benign thyroid tumors do not require intervention. Surgery is only indicated when the tumor is large, causing compression or loss of aesthetics. Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOETVA) is a new thyroidectomy technique and is inghiên cứureasingly popular in the world. In Vietnam, K Hospital has successfully applied this technique and has been routinely deployed on a large number of patients, however, there has been no comprehensive study evaluating the effectiveness of the method when applied here. In this study, we report the results of the TOETVA method on 116 patients. Patients and Methods: At K Hospital from January 2020 to June 2024, we performed 116 patients diagnosed with benign thyroid tumors underwent endoscopic surgery using the TOETVA. Outcomes were analyzed from a prospectively maintained database. Results: The average age was 30 ± 8,4 years. Majority of patients were female (95,7%). A tumor located in the right lobe accounted for 56,1%, in the left lobe contribute to 40,5% and in the isthmus accounted for 3,4%. 102 patients underwent lobectomy with 85,4 minutes for the mean operative time. 14 patients underwent tumor resection with an average surgical time of 63.3 minutes. The rate of complications was low. All patients were highly satisfied with the surgical outcome, especially, cosmetic results. Conclusion: The TOETVA is a safe and reproducible procedure. For selected patients, this technique is a viable alternative to conventional thyroidectomy.

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