Approach removes thyroid gland with no neck scar or need for special equipment

Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 15:01 in Health & Medicine

A surgical approach to perform thryroidectomies without scarring the neck appears to be just as successful using standard surgery. Originally, using robotics and endoscopic technology, surgeons made an incision behind the ear instead of in the neck. A new study shows that the same approach can be employed using standard surgical equipment and techniques.

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