Safety and feasibility of the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach with neuroprotection techniques for papillary thyroid carcinoma

Table 2 Postoperative complications of patients with PTC who underwent TOETVA

Variables	Value
Transient superior laryngeal nerve palsy	3 (4%)
Transient recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy	5 (6.7%)
Transient hypoparathyroidism	14 (18.7%)
Flap perforation	2 (2.7%)
Numb chin	2 (2.7%)
Permanent superior laryngeal nerve palsy	0
Permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy	0
Permanent hypoparathyroidism	0
Permanent mental nerve injury	0
Surgical site infection	0
Aeroembolism	0
Lip tearing	0
Postoperative bleeding	0
Neck ultrasound
Normal	75
Abnormal	0
Tg^a	0.93 ± 1.30 (0.04–4.98)
Anti-Tg^a	67.4 ± 85.2 (15–291.49)
Other complications^b	0

PTC papillary thyroid carcinoma, TOETVA trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach, Tg Thyroglobulin
^aFor patients undergone total thyroidectomy with CND, we evaluated by Tg and anti-Tg
^bIncluding carotid artery injury, chylous fistula, Horner syndrome, hematoma, and tracheal injury

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