Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2022 Feb;15(1):119-121. 10.21053/ceo.2021.00101.

Modified Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Technique Using Trapdoor Suspension Sutures

• Kim SI
• Min HK
• Kang DW
• Choi SY
• Kang HJ
• Lee YC
• Eun YG
• Ko SG

• KMID: 2527121
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.21053/ceo.2021.00101

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  Fig. 1. External and endoscopic findings in modified transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy using trapdoor suspension sutures. (A) Multiple external trapdoor sutures were hung on an L-shaped suspension bar using hemostatic forcep. (B) Exposure of the anterior neck area using a 30° laparoscope.

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