The impact of pectoralis major fascia preservation on postoperative quality of life and shoulder function in endoscopic thyroidectomy via axillary approach
Preserving the PMF during ET via an axillary approach can improve QoL, reduce bleeding, enhance long-term sensory and shoulder functional recovery, suggesting that the protection of PMF might have a positive impact on the postoperative patient recovery.
Authors
- Shangtong Lei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2014-3813)
- Xulin Wang
- Benlong Zhang
- Yaqi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3749-9717)
- Sihan Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9366-8402)
- Hang Xu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-5522)
- Chang Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9828-0044)
- Cheng Deng
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Haikou City People's Hospital (CN)
- Southern Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-11-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1669340
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00