Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

A surgical approach to perform thryroidectomies without scarring the neck appears to be just as successful using standard surgery. Originally, using robotics and endoscopic technology, surgeons made ...

A new surgical technique for removing diseased thyroids causes less scarring and leads to faster recovery times, according to a recent study. David Terris, MD, who directs the head and neck surgery ...

Editor's note: This story was edited to include additional comments. CHICAGO — Neck hematomas following thyroid surgery, though rare, are highly associated with key factors including comorbid ...

Here’s an example of how the internet and social media are changing healthcare: There’s a small subset of viral social media posts in which a person recently diagnosed with a disease posts before and ...

This guide provides an informative and educational overview of stage 3 papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) to help drive a ...

Thyroid surgery is safe for older patients, say physicians who found only slight differences in rates of complications and hospital readmissions in a multi-year study. Thyroid surgery is safe for ...

Neck and throat surgeries can treat a wide range of medical conditions, from relatively chronic tonsillitis to more serious illnesses. The risks and recovery times associated with surgery vary ...

Surgeons and patients will talk about pioneering medical technology being used to treat cancer, during a "showcase" at Keele ...

Inside Edition anchor Deborah Norville has announced that she will be undergoing surgery for a cancerous thyroid nodule in her neck. Norville released a taped announcement that is set to air during ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A viewer may have saved Deborah Norville's life. The "Inside Edition" anchor announced that she had surgery for thyroid cancer. The surgery went "great," her assistant tweeted.