Transoral vestibular thyroidectomy, performed using an endoscopic (transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via the vestibular approach [TOETVA]) or robot-assisted (transoral robotic thyroidectomy [TORT]) approach, is a scar-concealing alternative to open thyroidectomy....
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Discussion
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No actionable change for audiologists — this article is outside the scope of audiology and hearing science.
This article does not have relevance to the audiology field; it concerns thyroid surgery techniques and is likely included in this batch in error.
- 01Single-surgeon series of 1,000 transoral vestibular thyroidectomy (TOETVA) cases reported.
- 02Both endoscopic and robotic surgical platforms were evaluated in a cancer-enriched cohort.
- 03No neck incision is required in TOETVA, which may reduce visible scarring for patients.
- 04Study is a case series from one surgeon — results may not generalise to other centres.
- 05This article has no audiology or hearing-related content.
A single surgeon successfully completed 1,000 transoral vestibular thyroidectomies across endoscopic and robotic platforms in a cancer-enriched cohort.
studysupported- PMID
- 42876625
- DOI
- 10.3389/fendo.2026.1877246.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Sample size
- 1,000
- Population
- Consecutive cancer-enriched cohort of thyroid surgery patients
- Intervention
- Transoral vestibular thyroidectomy (TOETVA) — endoscopic and robotic platforms
Primary outcomes
Surgical outcomes across endoscopic and robotic transoral thyroidectomy platforms; Feasibility and safety of transoral approach in a cancer-enriched cohort