Hybrid-type endoscopic thyroidectomy (HET: Tori’s method) for differentiated thyroid carcinoma including invasion to the trachea

摘要

BackgroundEndoscopic thyroidectomy (ET) or robotic thyroidectomy is yet to be applied to thyroid carcinoma invasive to the trachea and to wide lymph node node metastasis. On the other hand, small-incision thyroidectomy lacks sufficient working space and clear vision. The author has newly developed hybrid-type endoscopic thyroidectomy (HET) to overcome these problems.