Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Both Transoral (TOETVA) and several Retroauricular approaches (e.g. EndoCATS) are described as feasible and safe procedures in the literature. The TOETVA enables angulation of instruments and provides a good working space by dividing the strap muscles in the first step. Therefor one should be able to dissect even larger specimen than the short incision in the lip allows to remove. However EndoCATS is a single port access with limited working space, but with good po...