The global status and hotspots of research in the field of trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) from 2008 to 2022

Ping Li; Hao Qin; Rui Jin; Wuping Zheng; Pingming Fan; Peng-Fei Lyu

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2023.1120442

The global status and hotspots of research in the field of trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) from 2008 to 2022

Front Surg. 2023 Apr 27:10:1120442. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1120442. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ping Li^{1

2

3}, Hao Qin⁴, Rui Jin^{1

2

3}, Wuping Zheng⁵, Pingming Fan⁴, Peng-Fei Lyu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Maxillofacial and Ear, Nose and Throat Oncology, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China.
² National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin, China.
⁴ Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.
⁵ Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China.

Abstract

Purpose: In this study, the aim was to comprehensively analyze the current status, hotspots, and trends of trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy (TOET) through bibliometric analysis and by presenting the field atlas.

Methods: Web of Science Core Collection database was adopted to screen studies regarding TOET published between January 1, 2008 and August 1, 2022. The evaluation covered the criteria total number of studies, keywords, and contributions from countries/regions, institutions, journals, and authors.

Results: A total of 229 studies were covered. SURGICAL ENDOSCOPY AND OTHER INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES is the largest publication in the field of TOET. The three countries that contributed the most studies were Korea, China, and the USA. The most frequently occurring core keywords in the field of TOET are vestibular approach, outcomes, experience, safety, robotic thyroidectomy, scar, video-assisted thyroidectomy and quality-of-life. The seven clusters were generated in this study: intraoperative monitoring of the laryngeal return nerve (# 0), learning curve (# 1), postoperative quality of life (# 2), central lymph node dissection and safety (# 3), complications (# 4), minimally invasive surgery (# 5), and robotic surgery (# 6).

Conclusion: The main research topics in the field of TOET place focuses on learning curves, laryngeal nerve monitoring, carbon dioxide gas bolus, chin nerve injury, surgical complications, and surgical safety. In the future, more academics will focus on the safety of the procedure and reducing complications..

Keywords: TOET; bibliometrics; research trends; thyroidectomy; transoral; vestibular approach.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the Excellent Young Talents Fund Program of TJMUCH (Grant No. 2019-1-11) and Tianjin Key Medical Discipline (Secialty) Construction Project (TJYXZDXK-009A).