To evaluate the feasibility of the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) with a tumor diameter>2 cm.
✦ The floor
Discussion
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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦
No actionable change — this study concerns thyroid surgery technique and has no meaningful relevance to audiology clinical practice.
✦ Why It Matters ✦
This study has minimal relevance to the audiology field and is unlikely to influence hearing-care research, practice, or policy in any direct way.
✦ Key Points ✦
- 01Study evaluates transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via vestibular approach (TOETVA) for thyroid tumours >2 cm.
- 02TOETVA is a minimally invasive surgical technique accessing the thyroid through the mouth.
- 03The study population is thyroid cancer patients, not patients with hearing or ear conditions.
- 04Hearing-health relevance is minimal; inclusion in an audiology context appears incidental.
- 05Published in a Chinese-language clinical journal (Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery).
✦ Claims & Evidence ✦
ClaimEvidenceSupport
Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via vestibular approach is feasible for papillary thyroid carcinoma with tumour diameter greater than 2 cm.
studyunclear✦ Research metadata ✦
- PMID
- 42509219
- DOI
- 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20260505-00177.
- Journal
- Chinese Journal of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 2b
- Population
- Patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma with tumour diameter greater than 2 cm
- Intervention
- Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via vestibular approach (TOETVA)
Primary outcomes
Feasibility and safety of TOETVA for papillary thyroid carcinoma >2 cm