Thyroid cancer rates are up worldwide. Total thyroidectomy rates are declining. This apparent dichotomy is driven by two trends: increased diagnosis of thyroid cancer, largely due to increased availability and utilization of advanced imaging, and technological advances that enable physicians to treat thyroid cancers and nodules more precisely.
Near-infrared fluorescence imaging (NIFI) is comparable to the experienced surgeon’s visual inspection in identifying parathyroid glands.
A look at the impact of positioning or head manipulation during thyroid surgery on two different commercially available recording electrode arrays.
This initial experience shows that transoral robotic thyroid (TORT) appears to be a safe and feasible option for obese patients pursuing scarless thyroid surgery.
Compared to ETT surface electrodes, anterior laryngeal electrodes (ALEs) provide similar and stable electromyographic responses with equal sensitivity during neural monitoring in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
The NRLN has been associated with an increased risk of injury during thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
Graves disease is the only indication in which patients undergoing thyroidectomy are at increased risk of postoperative hematoma formation