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The demographic data and surgical outcomes of the patients were retrospectively reviewed.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold> Twenty-one patients with a mean age of 37.5 \u00b1 10.4 years were incorporated into this study. Fourteen patients had papillary thyroid micro-carcinomas, two had papillary thyroid carcinomas, and five had benign nodules. Eight patients had lymph node metastases. All surgeries were performed successfully without conversion to open thyroidectomy. The mean operation time was 138.8 \u00b1 33.2 min; the average hospital stay was 3.3 \u00b1 0.8 days. No patients developed cutaneous paralysis in the midline chin region. Transient recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis was observed in one patient. There was no evidence of postoperative bleeding, infection, tetany, or other complications.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold> TOETSMVA was shown to be a safe and advisable alternative for selected patients. 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