Video-Assisted Lateral Neck Dissection Has Good Efficacy and Safety: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study
Our findings demonstrate that VALND has excellent safety and commendable efficacy in the treatment of LLNM of PTC. Compared with conventional open surgery, VALND performs better in reducing incision length and enhancing cosmetic satisfaction. VALND warrants global promotion in view of the benefits it can bring to PTC patients.
Authors
- Nizhen Xu
- Gaofei He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3951-5277)
- Chengping Lin
- Jianbo Li
- Xiaoxiao Lu
- Jinxi Jiang
- Junjie Chu
- Yikun Jiang
- Deguang Zhang
Institutions
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital (CN)
- People’s Hospital of Linqing (CN)
- Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Surgical Research
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2026.01.024
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00