background the phrase “minimally invasive” is used loosely due to the wide range of surgical options and generally means a procedure not involving a large open incision. in 1998, dr. paolo miccoli at the university of pisa developed a technique of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (mivat) for patients presenting with small thyroid nodules. the procedure involves a smaller incision...

CONTEXT Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) patients <45 years old are considered to have an excellent prognosis; however, current guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy for PTC tumors >1.0 cm, regardless of age. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine the impact of extent of surgery on overall survival (OS) in patients <45 years old with stage I PTC of 1.1 to 4.0 cm. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIE...

Objectives To study the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy in Total thyroidectomy done for multinodular goitre. Surgical safety of total thyroidectomy in Multinodular goitre and type of vocal cord paralysisstudied. Voice changes in immediate post-operative period and within three weeks following total thyroidectomy are assessed. Materials &Methods: A prospective, longitudinal an...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia 2a (MEN2a) syndrome is one of the rare genetic disorder where prophylactic thyroidectomy is recommended for RET mutation carriers due to increased risk for developing MTC during lifetime. We present a case report of prophylactic total thyroidectomy in a family based on genetic screening that proved to be MTC on histopathology. This is the first reported case in Indi...

BACKGROUND Chylothorax is a very rare but major complication in thyroid surgery and should be apparent to clinicians in this field. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case with chylothrax after thyroid surgery in our department that drew our attention. METHODS Systematic review of the literature to evaluate the incidence and the contributing factors of chylothorax after thyroid surgery. Database...

INTRODUCTION Dysphonia is a common symptom after thyroidectomy. OBJECTIVE To analyze the vocal symptoms, auditory-perceptual and acoustic vocal, videolaryngoscopy, the surgical procedures and histopathological findings in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. METHODS Prospective study. Patients submitted to thyroidectomy were evaluated as follows: anamnesis, laryngoscopy, and acoustic vocal as...