AAT	Arm abduction test
ADM	Acellular dermal matrix
ALM	Abnormal laryngeal mobility
AVA	Acoustic voice analysis
C	Comparative
C-C	Case–control
CPM EMG	Cricopharyngeal muscle electromyography
CRP	C-reactive protein
C-S	Cross-sectional
DHI	Dysphagia handicap index
DTC	Differentiated thyroid cancer
EAT	Endoscopically assisted thyroidectomy
ETI	Endotracheal intubation
ETT	Endotracheal tube
FBST	Foreign-body sensation in the throat score
GETS	Glasgow–Edinburgh throat scale
GRBAS scale	Grade of hoarseness (G), roughness (R), breathiness (B), asthenic (A), and strain (S)
HBET	Hyoid bone elevation time
HREM	High-resolution esophageal manometry
HRQoL	Health-related quality of life
HT	Hemithyroidectomy
LMA	Laryngeal mask airway
LPS	Laryngopharyngeal symptom score
LRD	Laryngeal response duration
MACWA	Modified anterior chest wall approach
MBSImp	Modified barium swallowing impairment profile
MDADI	MD Anderson dysphagia inventory
MDHE	Maximal distance of hyoid excursion
MDLE	Maximal distance of laryngeal excursion
MHBDT	Maximum hyoid bone displacement time
MHBDMT	Maximum hyoid bone displacement or maintenance time
MIT	Minimally invasive technique
MIVAT	Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy
MPT	Maximum phonation time
MVP	Multidimensional voice program
ND	Neck dissection
NDII	Neck dissection impairment index
NLM	Normal laryngeal mobility
OS	Open surgery
P	Prospective
POST	Postoperative sore throat
PROMIS	Patient-reported outcomes measurement information system
PTD	Pharyngeal transit duration
R	Retrospective
RAI	Radioactive iodine
RC	Randomized controlled
RLNI	Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
RS	Robotic surgery
SCAE	Smallest cross-sectional area of the esophagus
SDS	Self-rating depression scale
SERT	Scarless remote access endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy
SIS-6	Swallowing impairment score
TLUS	Transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography
TT	Total Thyroidectomy
TVQ	Thyroidectomy voice-related questionnaire
UABA	Unilateral axillo-breast approach
VAS	Visual analog scale
VFSS	Videofluoroscopic swallowing study
VHI-10	Voice handicap index-10
VIS	Voice impairment score
VRP	Voice range profile
VSL	Videolaryngostroboscopy
XRT	External beam radiotherapy