Background With the development of natural orifice trans-luminal endoscopic surgery, studies on transoral video-assistedthyroidectomy in preclinical experiments （e.g., human anatomy and animal trials） were progressi...Background With the development of natural orifice trans-luminal endoscopic surgery, studies on transoral video-assistedthyroidectomy in preclinical experiments （e.g., human anatomy and animal trials） were progressing gradually. From 2009to 2011, embalmed human cadavers were dissected to define the anatomical location, surgical planes, and related neuraland vascular structures to create a safe transoral access to the front cervical spaces. Recently, experimental transoralendoscopic thvroidectomv was performed to verify the feasibility of this approach on 15 fresh specimens.展开更多
文摘Background With the development of natural orifice trans-luminal endoscopic surgery, studies on transoral video-assistedthyroidectomy in preclinical experiments （e.g., human anatomy and animal trials） were progressing gradually. From 2009to 2011, embalmed human cadavers were dissected to define the anatomical location, surgical planes, and related neuraland vascular structures to create a safe transoral access to the front cervical spaces. Recently, experimental transoralendoscopic thvroidectomv was performed to verify the feasibility of this approach on 15 fresh specimens.
