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

(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) A surgical approach developed by ENT surgeons at LSU Health New Orleans 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 led by LSU Health's Rohan Walvekar, MD, Associate Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, shows that the same approach can be employed using standard surgical equipment and techniques.

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