On the issue of classification of approaches and surgical techniques in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Vertyankin S.V.; Turlykova I.A.; Meshcheryakov V.L.; Grekov V.V.; Yakubenko V.V.

doi:https://doi.org/10.17116/endoskop201824356

S.V. Vertyankin

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

I.A. Turlykova

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

V.L. Meshcheryakov

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

V.V. Grekov

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

V.V. Yakubenko

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

On the issue of classification of approaches and surgical techniques in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

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S.V. Vertyankin, I.A. Turlykova, V.L. Meshcheryakov, V.V. Grekov, V.V. Yakubenko

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Journal: Endoscopic Surgery. 2018;24(3): 56‑62

DOI: 10.17116/endoskop201824356

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Vertyankin SV, Turlykova IA, Meshcheryakov VL, Grekov VV, Yakubenko VV. On the issue of classification of approaches and surgical techniques in thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Endoscopic Surgery. 2018;24(3):56‑62. (In Russ.)
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Abstract:

Currently, in addition to traditional operations on the thyroid gland, minimally invasive non-endoscopic, minimally invasive video-assisted, endoscopic and robotic interventions have been developed that have found wide application in the treatment of thyroid pathology. Known at the moment classification of minimally invasive thyroid interventions introduce confusion in terminology, mixing the amount of surgical intervention with surgical methods. This translates to the inability to give an objective comparative description of the results of surgical interventions on the thyroid gland. This study presents a classification the methods of surgical treatment patients with thyroid diseases, including both open and minimally invasive interventions, which can be divided into several groups depending on various parameters. Due to this, it becomes possible to carry out an objective comparative analysis the results of treatment after operations on the thyroid gland.

Keywords:

thyroid

minimally invasive surgery

classification

endoscopic surgery and endocrine surgery

Authors:

S.V. Vertyankin

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

I.A. Turlykova

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

V.L. Meshcheryakov

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

V.V. Grekov

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

V.V. Yakubenko

Department of Faculty Surgery and Oncology, V.I. Razumovsky Saratov State Medical University, Saratov, Russia

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