Visiting Police General Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand where this operation has been developed.
TOETVA (Transoral endocopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach)
Without any incision in the neck (=scarless), thyroid surgery is performed minimally invasive (=endoscopically by using a camera) through small incisions in the oral cavity. This kind of surgery is suitable for most patients with small thyroid glands and/or small nodules (<4 cm).