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Thyroid surgery – step by step
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Veröffentlicht: | 7. September 2016 |
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Historically, thyroid and parathyroid surgery in Germany is predominantly performed by general surgeons. Nationwide, more than 100,000 operations of the thyroid gland are performed every year. Only a minor proportion of these interventions is done by otorhinolaryngologists/head and neck surgeons, which are in fact the appropriate surgeons for this anatomical region. Moreover, long term complications after thyroid surgery are almost exclusively treated by otorhinolaryngologists. Currently in Germany, advanced thyroid surgery training programs and adequate teaching material for otorhinolaryngologists/head and neck surgeons barely exist. In this context, this instructional video provides a comprehensive presentation of important peri- and intraoperative aspects of thyroid surgery with the use of harmonic scalpels and neuromonitoring systems.