Table 1 Demographics, goiter size, and indications of the patients.

From: Combination of treatments with transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) for Graves’ disease

Characteristic

Value

Age, median (range)

 Years old

35 (20–48)

Sex

 Female, non-smoker

14

Goiter size

 Grade 0

2

 Grade 1

3

 Grade 2

4

 Grade 3

5

Indication

 Intolerance to ATDs

4

 Failure of I-131

1

 Preference for removal

3

 Huge mass with compression

7

 Cosmetic appearance

11

  1. Data are presented as the number of patients unless otherwise noted.
  2. ATD anti-thyroid drug.
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