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Standardized mean differences and odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Statistical significance was set at P &amp;lt; 0.05.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 28 studies involving 8,047 patients were included. In this cohort, 1,623 patients underwent TOETVA, 5,605 underwent OT, and 819 underwent ABA. The network meta-analysis revealed the following findings: (1) Surgical efficiency: Both OT and ABA were associated with shorter operative times than TOETVA (MD = \u221273.85 minutes, P &amp;lt; 0.001; MD = \u221230.59 minutes, P &amp;lt; 0.001). (2) Postoperative recovery: OT was superior to TOETVA in terms of shorter postoperative hospital stay (MD = \u22120.49 days, P\u00a0=\u00a00.042) and lower drainage volume (MD = \u221258.03 mL, P\u00a0=\u00a00.012), while no significant differences were observed between ABA and TOETVA for these two outcomes. (3) Tumor radicality: No statistically significant differences were found among the three approaches regarding the number of lymph nodes dissected, the number of metastatic lymph nodes, or postoperative recurrence rate. (4) Nerve protection: No differences were observed among the three approaches in terms of temporary or permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury. However, OT was superior to TOETVA in sensory nerve protection (OR\u00a0=\u00a00.09, P\u00a0=\u00a00.010). (5) Parathyroid function: TOETVA was superior to OT in preventing temporary hypoparathyroidism (OR\u00a0=\u00a00.48, P\u00a0=\u00a00.023). (6) Other complications: No significant differences were found among the three approaches in terms of bleeding, hematoma, seroma, or infection.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>TOETVA, OT, and ABA all demonstrated safe and reliable clinical efficacy for PTC. 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