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In the article titled “Comparison of surgical outcome between conventional open thyroidectomy and endoscopic thyroidectomy through axillo‑breast approach”, published on pages 286-290, Issue 3, Volume 32 in Tzu Chi Medical Journal [1], with DOI: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_109_19, the term “endoscopic group” was misspelled as “open group” on page 286, 12th line and the term “open group” was misspelled as “endoscopic group” on 13th line under Abstract paragraph.
The correct statement should be read as “The visual analog scale (VAS) score of surgical wound pain was significantly higher in the endoscopic group in 1-week postoperation. However, the VAS score of swallowing disturbance was significantly higher in the open group in 1 week postoperation.”
The author apologize for the error and any confusion it may have caused.
Reference
1. Chong KH, Wu MH, Lai CW. Comparison of surgical outcome between conventional open thyroidectomy and endoscopic thyroidectomy through axillo‑breast approach. Tzu Chi Med J 2020;32(3):286-90.
DOI: 10.4103/1016-3190.379461
