Japanese Journal of National Medical Services
Online ISSN : 1884-8729
Print ISSN : 0021-1699
ISSN-L : 0021-1699
ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY OF MAMMARY GLAND AND THYROID DISEASES
Kazunori FURUTAYutaka ASATOYutaka SHIMOYAMAMichio SAKATARika MIYABE
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1999 Volume 53 Issue 12 Pages 782-786

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The advantages of endoscopic axillary lymphnode resection are no incision of axillary deep pectoral fascia, no post operative axillary drawn, good recovery of shoulder joint movement, a slight pain for rehabilitation compared with conventional breast cancer operation. Postoperative axillary wound in not be conspicuous, and this procedure has possibility as reduce postoperative hospital days. Complication of this operation sometimes happened pneumohypoderma.
Conventional operation of any thyroid diseases have large skin incision of anterior cervical area, and operative scar are conspicuous places. But endoscopic thyroidectomy have complete covered operative scar with clothes. Complication of recurrence nerve injury will be able to prevent under endoscopic thyroidectomy. Because endoscopic thyroidectomy have a good magnified visualization. At present, this operations take a long time. Subject of endoscopic thyroidectomy is shortage of operation time.
Both of endoscopic surgery will be able to become short operation time and extend operative indication, if become proficient in technique, device of procedure, development of operative compliments.
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