Edmund Pribitkin, MD, Professor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Jefferson Medical College, discusses the advantages of minimally invasive thyroid surgery for both partial and total thyroidectomies. He describes the advantages of smaller incisions and the absence of a drain as equating to better patient comfort and same-day discharge from hospital.

References and Resources
Nenkov R, Radev R, Kuzmanov Ia, Kornovski S, Kuzmanov S, Khristozov K, Krasnaliev I. [Minimally invasive open thiroydectomy–our initial experience]. Khirurgiia (Sofiia). 2005;(6):28-31. Bulgarian.

Nenkov R, Radev R, Kuzmanov Ia, Kornovski S, Kuzmanov S, Nanev B, Khristozov K, Nenkova N. [Minimally invasive non-endoscopic thyroid resections]. Khirurgiia (Sofiia). 2005;(3):23-7. Bulgarian.

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