Endoscopy Thyroid Suprasternal fossa Aesthetics Drainage tube pmc-status-qastatus 0 pmc-status-live yes pmc-status-embargo no pmc-status-released yes pmc-prop-open-access yes pmc-prop-olf no pmc-prop-manuscript no pmc-prop-legally-suppressed no pmc-prop-has-pdf yes pmc-prop-has-supplement no pmc-prop-pdf-only no pmc-prop-suppress-copyright no pmc-prop-is-real-version no pmc-prop-is-scanned-article no pmc-prop-preprint no pmc-prop-in-epmc yes pmc-license-ref CC BY-NC-ND INTRODUCTION The incidence rates of benign and malignant thyroid tumors have shown an increasing trend over the past years. 1 , 2 Thyroid cancer is treated by radioactive iodine therapy and molecular-targeted therapies with tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and total thyroidectomy. 1 Traditionally, total thyroidectomy is carried out via an open transcervical incision, leaving a prominent scar on the anter
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