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. 2023 Apr 18;14:1147313. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1147313

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The view of unilateral ET+CCND via GUA approach with the five-settlement method. (A) The endoscopic lobectomy and central neck compartment dissection was completed with the superior parathyroid gland preserved. (B) The lower boundary of the central compartment was exposed (carotid artery), and the thymus and inferior parathyroid gland were preserved (IPTG within the thymus and retracted underneath the carotid artery). ET+CCND, endoscopic thyroid lobectomy, and ipsilateral central compartment neck dissection; GUA, gasless unilateral axillary; SPTG, superior parathyroid gland.