Toetva Hands-On Cadaverlab Workshop

TOETVA Hands-On Cadaveric Workshop

The Applied TOETVA Cadaveric Workshop is scheduled to take place on August 31, organized through a collaborative effort between Liv Hospital and Istinye University. This specialized seminar will focus on the “Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach” (TOETVA). The theoretical component will be hosted at the Liv Hospital Vadistanbul Seminar Hall, followed by a practical cadaveric session at the Istinye University Faculty of Medicine’s Cadaver Laboratory.

Following three highly successful preceding editions held in Izmir (Turkey), Messina (Italy), and Verona (Italy), this seminar is proudly co-organized with the European Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AECD), Istinye University, Liv Hospital, and the Education Committee of the Turkish Association of Endocrine Surgery (TECD). The comprehensive program will highlight technical advancements in TOETVA, expert tips and tricks, live cadaveric demonstrations, patient selection criteria, oncological applications, complication management, the integration of cutting-edge surgical technology, and holistic perioperative patient care.

Liv Hospital TOETVA Hands-On Cadaveric Workshop

Topic: Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach Location: Liv Hospital & Istinye University, Istanbul

• Theoretical Session: Liv Hospital, Vadistanbul Seminar Hall
• Cadaveric Session: Istinye University, Faculty of Medicine, Cadaver Lab
• Date: August 31, 2024
• Course Directors: Özer Makay, A. Cem Dural
• Scientific Secretariat: Yiğit Türk

Workshop Curriculum & Procedural Skills

• Procedural skills laboratory featuring 6 fully-equipped workstations
• Overview of surgical instrumentation
• Operating room preparation, including patient intubation, optimal positioning, and surgical field setup
• Comprehensive fundamental steps (A to Z)
• Techniques for vestibular incisions and hydrodissection
• Proper flap creation and port insertion
• Executing right lobectomy via a craniocaudal approach
• Executing left lobectomy via a craniocaudal approach
• Conducting central lymph node dissection in a craniocaudal manner
• Strategies for preventing and managing surgical complications
• Techniques for identifying and safely dissecting the mental nerve
• Secure retrieval of surgical specimens
• Suturing and closure of midline and vestibular incisions
• Interactive group discussions

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• Registration Details
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