Experimental development of an endoscopic approach to neck exploration and parathyroidectomy

Minimally invasive endoscopic resection of the submandibular gland: A new approach

“…Of the 12 patients who underwent excision, 3, 6, and 3 had mixed tumor, sialoadenitis with sialolithiasis, and chronic sialoadenitis (chronic inflammation with stricture of the salivary duct without sialolithiasis), respectively. The mean size of the submandibular gland was 45 3 30 3 16 mm 3 . The procedures lasted 50 to 125 minutes (median duration, 70 minutes).…”

“…In the same year, several studies of endoscopic parathyroidectomy were reported. [2][3][4] In 2003, Terris et al 5 reported the first endoscopic selective neck dissection in a porcine model. They concluded that the combination of selective neck dissection with endoscopic technology offers the promise of truly minimally invasive surgery for the node-negative neck.…”

Transorale endoskopische Thyreoidektomie

“…Jährlich werden in Deutschland rund 100.000 Eingriffe durchgeführt [16]. Postoperative Nachblutungen treten in 1,2% auf, ein permanenter Stimmbandstillstand kann bei 0,8% beobachtet werden und medikamentös beherrschbare Störungen des Kalziumstoffwechsels bei bis zu 2,5% der Patienten [1,10,12]. Lokalinfektionen werden in 0,3%, eine postoperative Dysphagie in 1,4% beobachtet [12].…”

Minimally Invasive Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism

“…Another group reported 3 studies, 1 article on technique development and 2 publications that appeared to relate to the same patients. 20,34,35 Two other groups described technique development, one 36 in dogs and cadavers and the other 37 in dogs and patients. There were 2 reports 21,38 of videoscopic-assisted surgical success in 6 and 39 patients, with a single adenoma.…”