Increasing the Size Limit of Benign Thyroid Lesions Resectable by Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via a Unilateral Axillo-breast Approach Without Gas Insufflation

摘要

Background Endoscopic thyroidectomy is rarely attempted in patients with large goitrous lesions. We examined the feasibility and safety of endoscopic thyroidectomy via a unilateral axillo-breast approach without gas insufflation for resection of large thyroid tumors (≥4 cm).