About this Research Topic
This Research Topic aims to provide the latest advances in precision preoperative diagnosis, novel treatment approaches, and the application of innovative surgical instruments. It will also focus on postoperative follow-up procedures, management of complications, informed consent, and shared decision-making to improve patient safety and satisfaction. We hope that through further research, we can help thyroid surgeons enter an era of quality of life and provide patients with safer and more reassuring thyroid treatment options.
Potential topics may include but are not limited to:
• Thyroid ablation procedures: radiofrequency ablation (RFA), ethanol ablation (EA), microwave ablation (MWA), and high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU);
• Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM): intermittent and continuous stimulation, endotracheal and transcartilage recording methods, and novel applications;
• Energy-based device (EBD): efficacy and safety;
• Near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) for parathyroid preservation;
• Anesthesia considerations for thyroid surgery and ablation procedures;
• Remote thyroid surgery: endoscopic and robotic;
• Remote thyroid surgical approaches: transoral, retroauricular and transaxillary;
• Voice issues related to thyroidectomy and ablation procedures;
• Swallowing issues related to thyroidectomy and ablation procedures;
• Subjective/objective voice and swallowing analysis and thyroid treatment.
Keywords: thyroid surgery, thyroid ablation therapy, quality of life, patient safety, personalized treatment
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