Video-assisted surgery for Thyroid diseases (MIVAT)

08/18/2017 Video-assisted thyroidectomy and hemithiroidectomy are types of surgical operations on the thyroid and parathyroid glands that are performed through a small incision in the neck using video assistance. The main difference between MIVAT surgery and standard thyroidectomy is the length of the incision, which is only 2.5-3 centimeters, as opposed to 5-8 centimeters with a "standard" operation. In accordance with this, the surgical trauma is reduced, the pain syndrome after the operation is less pronounced, and the cosmetic effect is more favorable. The operation is performed using video assistance with special tools. The image is displayed on the screen at high magnification, which allows you to clearly see small structures, the recurrent nerve, parathyroid glands, and not damage them. This operation can be performed for nodular goiter, toxic adenoma, follicular tumor, and low-risk thyroid cancer. Contraindications to this operation are the large size of the gland, diffuse toxic goiter and locally advanced thyroid cancer. After the operation, patients are sent home for 2-3 days. Video-assisted operations for thyroid diseases have been performed at the MCSC since 2015. Operations on the thyroid gland are performed free of charge under the CHI policy in the direction of the polyclinic.