About this trial
The investigators have previously proposed a prediction model for difficult transoral and submental thyroidectomy through a retrospective study. In order to better promote transoral and submental endoscopic approach for thyroid surgery and to set up an appropriate training course, the investigators aim to renovate and validate the prediction model through a prospective study.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Clinical diagnosis of differentiated thyroid cancer with a maximum diameter not exceeding 4 cm
Clinical diagnosis of benign thyroid nodule with a maximum diameter not exceeding 6 cm
Absence of suspicious lateral lymph nodes or distant metastases
Disqualifiers
Participants with fusion or fixation of lymph nodes in the neck
Participants with history of neck surgery or radiation
Participants with vocal fold fixation by preoperative fibrolaryngoscope
Participants with preoperative examination suggestive of extrathyroidal invasion
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Observations on clinicopathological factors influencing the difficulty of surgery