The surgeon removes the thyroid gland for the first time

William B, a surgical professor in the team of surgeons at Mount Sinai (MSBI), MD, Eugene W, director of the operating room, and Friedman, director of the endocrine surgery, MD performed the first endoscopic transabdominal thyroidectomy in New York, and this It is the first time this type has been carried out in the country. This is their initial case and the first report they published in the United States, published in the journal Surgical Endoscopy.

With the help of Gustavo Fernandez-Ranvier, MD and Hyunsuk Suh, MD, Dr. Inabnet, assistant professor of surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, removed three small incisions in the mouth and removed the thyroid gland under the lower lip. He inserts the port through the incision, including the endoscope - a medical device with a light and a camera. Creating a workspace in the neck area, Dr. Inabnet retained the key structure and removed the thyroid gland through the largest incision. This minimally invasive procedure leaves hidden scars that leave visible scars on the patient's neck compared to conventional cervical methods.

Dr. Inabnet said: "In all methods, this is a unique type of thyroid surgery and there is no indication that the patient has undergone surgery." This program is best for smaller nodules and early papillary thyroid cancer, and I expect it to be further developed into other applications.

The Mount Sinai Surgeon team is led by Dr. William B. Inabnet for endoscopic transabdominal thyroidectomy.