Gasless versus gas-inflated transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma: a cohort study on surgical outcomes and learning curves
Both GTET and GITET were reliable and safe surgical approaches, with reduced postoperative swallowing discomfort compared to COT. While GITET offered superior cosmetic outcomes and lower postoperative pain scores than GTET, achieving technical proficiency required more cases.
Authors
- Lei Sheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1814-809X)
- Qi Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0140-3920)
- Nan Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-4883)
- Bin Lv (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3922-4744)
Institutions
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1710612
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province