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Transoral Thyroidectomy—Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery 10.1001/jamaoto.2026.0430

April 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Viewpoint advances transoral thyroid surgery as an option that avoids a cutaneous incision by accessing the thyroid through the oral cavity.

Corresponding Author: Antoine Eskander, MD, ScM, 2075 Bayview Ave, M1-102, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada (antoine.eskander@mail.utoronto.ca).

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