Table 2.

Comparison of remote access thyroidectomies

	Gasless axillary	BABA	Gasless facelift	Transoral
Invasiveness needed for working space	++++	++++	+++	++
Manipulability of instruments in working space	++++	+++	+++	+++
Operative time	+++	++++	+++	+++
Clarity of surgical view	++++	+++	++++	+++
Applicability of total thyroidectomy	++	+++	+	+++
Applicability of central neck dissection	+++	++	+++	+++
Applicability of lateral neck dissection	++++	++	++++	+/–
Cosmetic satisfaction	+++	++++	+++	++++
Complication rate	+	+	+	+

BABA, bilateral axillo-breast approach.