It has been our honor to collaborate with a renowned group of expert thyroid surgeons, clinicians, and thought leaders across the world to bring you this special edition of Annals of Thyroid; The Management of Thyroid Tumors in 2021 and Beyond. In this journal we have attempted to bring some of the most exciting (and controversial!) topics in head and neck endocrine surgery together for your review. We have divided this edition into three general sections: Current and Emerging Therapies, Remote-Access Surgery, and Computer and Technology Innovations. Within each section we have recruited those experts who are passionate about their particular topic to teach us where the field currently is and what the future holds.
Welcome to this special edition of AOT: The Management of Thyroid Tumors in 2021 and Beyond!
Nerve monitoring review
Active surveillance for well-differentiated thyroid cancer
Radiofrequency for benign thyroid nodules—critical review of the literature
Autofluorescence imaging: a tool for intraoperative mapping of the parathyroid gland
Novel targeted therapies for the treatment of advanced thyroid cancer: a review
All roads lead to the thyroid gland: review of two popular “scarless” thyroidectomy approaches
Individual patient and population-level eligibility for transoral endocrine surgery
Transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy-vestibular approach: starting a program in an inner-city hospital
The intuitive da Vinci single port surgical system and feasibility of transoral thyroidectomy vestibular approach
Patient satisfaction and telemedicine in thyroid and parathyroid diseases: a review
Emerging social media trends in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Simulations and simulators in head and neck endocrine surgery
Artificial intelligence for thyroid nodule ultrasound image analysis
Robotic autonomy in endocrine surgery
Dr. Vaninder K. Dhillon: my thoughts on nerve monitoring
Dr. Catherine F. Sinclair: my thoughts on continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring using the laryngeal adductor reflex
Dr. Joseph Scharpf: my opinions on nerve monitoring and anterior laryngeal electrodes
Dr. Kang Dae Lee: my views and stories on thyroid surgery as a surgeon
Dr. Christopher Britt: my thoughts on telemedicine, patient satisfaction and tyrosine kinase inhibitors
Dr. Gustavo G. Fernandez-Ranvier: my stories and thoughts as an endocrine surgeon
Dr. Raymon H. Grogan: transoral endocrine surgery
Dr. Victoria Banuchi: my thoughts on starting a program of endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy vestibular approach
Prof. Young Jun Chai: artificial intelligence for thyroid ultrasound image analysis
Dr. Ryan K. Orosco: robotic surgery will make surgery safer and help to enable challenging procedures
Disclosure:
The series “The Management of Thyroid Tumors in 2021 and Beyond” was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Thyroid without any sponsorship or funding. Jeremy D. Richmon and Jonathon O Russell are serving as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.