The study analyzed 212 papillary thyroid cancer patients who underwent either gasless transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) or open surgery. The gasless TOETVA group exhibited higher oral health impact profile-14 scores in the first year after surgery compared to the open surgery group, but the difference disappeared after one year. State anxiety scores did not differ between the groups, but the gasless TOETVA group had significantly lower trait anxiety scores throughout follow-up. Additionally, gasless TOETVA patients more than one year post-surgery showed increased trait anxiety scores.
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