In spite of an increasing trend toward performing more extensive procedures other than thyroidectomy alone during videoscopic procedures, the current literature seems to reaffirm that the main and safest indication for MIVAT is benign disease.
Our results clearly show that the interval between the two surgical interventions was significantly reduced in patients undergoing TSH-suppressive therapy with levothyroxine. The incidence of hypoparathyroidism dramatically increased.
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