Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was introduced for the treatment of selected patients. Our experience from 2005 indicates that outcome of surgery in differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is comparable in patients treated with MIVAT vs conventional thyroidectomy; minimally invasive technique is characterized by a better postoperative discomfort.Material and methods: In this prospective study from July 2005 to December 2...

Introduction: The Bethesda System 2010 introduced six diagnostic categories and divided follicular proliferation in two risk classes: Thyr3 and Thyr4. In literature about 5–15% of Thyr3 nodules are malignant and the risk of malignancy for Thyr4 is closer to 15–30%. We have analysed our cases surgically treated in recent years.Materials and method: We have prospectively categorised into a dedicated database patients submitted to thyroidectomy at...