[SCAR FREE THYROIDECTOMY AND PARATHYROIDECTOMY USING TRANSORAL ENDOSCOPIC VESTIBULAR APPROACH - THE FIRST 100 PATIENTS CASE SERIES IN ISRAEL].

Introduction: The use of transoral endoscopic vestibular approach for thyroidectomy (TOETVA) and parathyroid (TOEPVA) has been increasing worldwide, including in Israel.

Aims: To describe a single institute experience of the first 100 patients undergoing TOETVA or TOEPVA.

Methods: A prospective study of all patients undergoing TOETVA or TOEPVA.

Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) for the pediatric population: a multicenter, large case series.

Introduction: A cervical scar has been shown to have an impact on the quality of life of children undergoing thyroid surgery. Transoral endoscopic vestibular thyroidectomy via the vestibular approach (TOETVA) offers the absence of a cutaneous incision, and has not been described to date in the pediatric population.

Objective: To describe the first series of TOETVA in a pediatric population.

Thyroid malignancy rates according to the Bethesda reporting system in Israel - A multicenter study.

Introduction: The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology was developed in 2007 to facilitate an accurate, reproducible communication of thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) interpretations between clinicians and cytopathologists and to serve as a guide for treatment. Based on large patient series, the system details the risk of malignancy for each category as well as a suggested management for each FNA result. Though this system has been widely adopted, there are only few studies to determine whether results are applicable for Israel.

Preferences for thyroidectomy technique: Comparing traditional and transoral approaches.

Background: We investigated preferences between the transcervical and transoral thyroidectomy approach in the United States and Israel.

Methods: An online survey assessing scar attitudes and surgical preferences, in English and Hebrew, was distributed on ThyCa.com and other platforms.

Adoption of the transoral endoscopic vestibular approach by head and neck surgeons without prior laparoscopic/robotic experience.

Background: Transoral endoscopic vestibular approach (TOEVA) for thyroidectomy (TOETVA) and parathyroidectomy (TOEPVA) is gaining popularity, yet knowledge is based on a limited number of studies, mostly performed by surgeons experienced in laparoscopic\robotic surgery.

Methods: All patients who underwent TOEVA at our institution between February 2018 and October 2019 were followed prospectively. Main outcomes were ability to accomplish surgery endoscopically (failure defined as conversion to open approach) and complications.

Scarless Neck Feminization: Transoral Transvestibular Approach Chondrolaryngoplasty.

Chondrolaryngoplasty or reduction of laryngeal prominence is a gender affirmation surgery for transgender women, or for male patients desiring an aesthetic surgery. Several variations of the procedure were suggested, yet to date, all described chondrolaryngoplasty procedures involved a visible neck scar. To describe a novel technique for scarless chondrolaryngoplasty, transoral endoscopic vestibular approach (TOEVA)-chondrolaryngoplasty, and to report the results of first ever performed cases.

Parotidectomy via Individualized Mini-Blair Incision.

Background: The modified Blair incision is the standard facial incision for the vast majority of parotid gland lesions. We utilize three types of incisions: "classic mini-Blair" for parotid body tumors, "cervical mini-Blair" for parotid tail tumors, and "vertical mini-Blair" for anterior parotid tumors. In this study, we describe the surgical and esthetic outcomes of these individually tailored incisions.

[SCARLESS THYROIDECTOMY AND PARATHYROIDECTOMY BY TRANSORAL ENDOSCOPIC TRANSVESTIBULAR APPROACH (TOETVA): THE FIRST SERIES CASES IN ISRAEL].

Introduction: The transcervical approach has been the primary route of access for thyroid and parathyroid glands since its description by Kocher 140 years ago. Several approaches have been suggested for minimizing the surgical scar but none of them have become common practice. Thus, a role for a new novel technique still exists for improving surgical esthetic outcome.

Clinical criteria for CT scan evaluation of upper digestive tract fishbone.

Objectives: To establish clinical criteria for performing computed tomography scan for suspected upper digestive tract fishbone.

Methods: This is a prospective study of all adult patients referred to the otolaryngology emergency department at our medical center for suspected fishbone in the upper digestive tract after no fishbone was seen on physical examination. The patients were divided into two groups: 1) The first was a high clinical suspicion group, which included patients with at least one of the following criteria: drooling, accumulation of saliva in the sinus piriformis, fever, referral 24 hours after the ingestion with worsening/continuing symptoms, and readmission.