Neural monitoring during ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules.

Background: Intraoperative neurological monitoring is important in locating and assessing nerves during surgery. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of neural monitoring during ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of thyroid nodules.

Methods: From February 2019 to August 2019, 16 patients (age, 42.

Endoscopic Central Lymph Node Dissection via Breast Combined with Oral Approach for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study.

Objective: To investigate the feasibility and necessity of endoscopic thyroidectomy with central lymph node dissection via the combined breast and trans-oral approaches.

Methods: Six patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma who underwent endoscopic total thyroidectomy with central node dissection via combined breast and trans-oral approaches from November 2014 to January 2015 in Zhongshan Hospital, Xiamen University, were analyzed.

Results: After completion of endoscopic central lymph node dissection via the traditional breast approach, eight pieces of lymph nodes could still be dissected via the trans-oral approach.