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Abstract
Background  Excision of the thyroid through a skin crease incision in the anterior neck provides good direct exposure to facilitate safe
dissection and a quick operation with low morbidity and minimal mortality. However, these patients still have a scar in the
neck. Technologic innovations have allowed surgeons to remove the thyroid gland from a remote site, providing a scarless outcome
in the neck. This study was designed to assess the different techniques of scarless (in the neck) endoscopic thyroidectomy
(SET) by reviewing the current literature.