经胸入路腔镜下甲状腺肿块切除术的探讨

The clinical application of endoscopic thyroid surgery

目的 探讨腔镜下甲状腺切除的方法与优缺点。方法选择10例甲状腺肿块病人施行经胸入路腔镜下甲状腺肿块切除术。结果全部病例手术均获成功，平均手术时间145min，平均住院天数6d，无喉返神经、甲状旁腺损伤及其它并发症。结论经胸入路腔镜下甲状腺切除术是安全可行的，具有很好的美观效果。

AIM To study the clinical value of endoscopic surgery to resect thyroid masses. METHODS Endoscopic surgery was performed on 10 patients with thyroid nodules. RESULTS All the operative procedures were fulfilled successfully in averaged 145 minutes without any serious complications including recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid injuries. CONCLUSIONS Compared with the conventional surgical approaches,endoscopic surgery achieves better cosmetic result with a tiny incision concealed in an inconspicuous location.