TY - JOUR
T1 - Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy
T2 - An analysis of results and a revision of indications
AU - Minuto, Michele N.
AU - Berti, Piero
AU - Miccoli, Mario
AU - Ugolini, Clara
AU - Matteucci, Valeria
AU - Moretti, Manuela
AU - Basolo, Fulvio
AU - Miccoli, Paolo
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Background: The first report of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was published in 1999, and the indications were progressively implemented: from cytologically undetermined thyroid nodules to intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancers. The aim of this study was to review the entire series of patients who underwent a MIVAT, critically analyzing its indications and contraindications and trying to figure out how the indications might be extended. Methods: From 1998 to 2009, a total of 1,946 patients (1,659 females, 287 males; mean age = 40.2 years) underwent MIVAT in our department. Inclusion criteria were benign thyroid nodules
AB - Background: The first report of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was published in 1999, and the indications were progressively implemented: from cytologically undetermined thyroid nodules to intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancers. The aim of this study was to review the entire series of patients who underwent a MIVAT, critically analyzing its indications and contraindications and trying to figure out how the indications might be extended. Methods: From 1998 to 2009, a total of 1,946 patients (1,659 females, 287 males; mean age = 40.2 years) underwent MIVAT in our department. Inclusion criteria were benign thyroid nodules
KW - Intermediate-risk differentiated thyroid cancer
KW - Low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer
KW - Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy
KW - Thyroiditis
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U2 - 10.1007/s00464-011-1958-9
DO - 10.1007/s00464-011-1958-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 22038162
AN - SCOPUS:84857059877
VL - 26
SP - 818
EP - 822
JO - Surgical Endoscopy
JF - Surgical Endoscopy
SN - 0930-2794
IS - 3
ER -