Transoral endoscopic neck surgery: feasibility and safety in a porcine model based on the example of thymectomy.

  • Thomas Wilhelm
  • Tahar Benhidjeb

Abstract

In anatomical studies and cadaver dissections, we developed an endoscopic transoral access to the anterior neck region to reduce surgical access trauma. Through a sublingual trocar and two additional trocars in the vestibule of the oral cavity, the pretracheal and thyroid region was reached with standard laparoscopic instruments.

Bibliografische Daten

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer6
ISSN0930-2794
StatusVeröffentlicht - 2011
pubmed 20734070