颈部无切口内镜辅助甲状腺切除术

目的探讨经胸部切口内镜辅助甲状腺切除术的可行性、安全性及美容效果.方法从2002年2月至2005年1月, 我们采用经胸部皮肤切口内镜辅助甲状腺切除术对经过选择的51例甲状腺单个结节病患者行手术治疗.术前选择的标准是：单个、良性甲状腺结节,最大横径小于4 cm,无颈部手术及放疗史.通过胸部皮肤一个约4 cm切口,用内窥镜电视显示和肉眼观察下,不用充气,以传统手术相似的技术进行手术.结果 49例行一侧甲状腺叶次全切除术,2例为一侧甲状腺叶全切除＋峡部切除,无1例中转行传统手术.1例术后喉返神经麻痹.大多数患者对手术的美容效果满意.结论内镜辅助甲状腺切除术是可行和安全的,美容效果较好.

Endoscope-assisted thyroidectomy by chest approach with good cosmetic results

OBJECTIVE: To explore the feasibility, safety, and cosmetic efficacy of endoscope-assisted thyroidectomy (EAT) by chest approach. METHODS: Fifty-one patients with single benign thyroid nodule < or = 4.0 cm in diameter, and without history of neck surgery or irradiation, 8 males and 43 females, aged 33.9 (18-64), underwent endoscope-assisted thyroidectomy by chest approach: a skin incision with the length of 4 cm was made in the chest, an endoscope was inserted, and subtotal or total thyroidectomy with the technique similar to that in conventional surgery was performed with naked eyes. RESULTS: Subtotal thyroidectomy was performed in 49 patients, and total excision of unilateral thyroid lobe plus isthmus lobectomy and contralateral partial lobectomy was performed on the other 2 patients. No patient was transferred to traditional surgery. Only one case showed palsy of recurrent nerve. Most patients expressed with the cosmetic results. CONCLUSION: EAT is a feasible and safe procedure with rather good cosmetic