Gasless robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy, popularized in South Korea, was introduced order to satisfy the desire avoid a neck scar patients scheduled for thyroidectomy. Although this approach became widely used Asian countries, its diffusion Europe and United States slower. This relates anthropometric cultural differences, as well smaller thyroid glands nodules being excised countries...

BACKGROUND Although the procedure requires a small surgical incision and a short duration, incision infection rate is very low in thyroidectomy; however, doctors still have misgivings about infection events. AIM We retrospectively analyzed the prevention of incision infection without perioperative use of antibacterial medications following thyroidectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS 1166 patients ...

OBJECTIVE We aimed to evaluate the effect of bupivacaine and to compare the routes of administration of bupivacaine in the management of postoperative incision site pain after thyroidectomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Consecutive patients who were planned for thyroidectomy surgery were randomized into three groups of 30 patients each: Group 1 (control group): standard thyroidectomy surgery without ...

I work as a staff nurse on a surgical ward and often care for patients following thyroidectomy. I am aware of the signs and symptoms of possible post-operative complications, but this article improved my understanding of their physiological and medical background.

Background & Aims: Surgeons are not willing to participate in thyroid surgeries due to dangerous, although rare, complications of the procedure. Post thyroidectomy complications are divided in early and late onset; hypocalcemia, bleeding, thyroid storm and recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury are the most important ones. This study was performed to compare the frequency of recurrent laryngeal...

ABSTRACT Purpose: to estimate the prevalence of voice- and swallowing-related symptoms in women submitted total thyroidectomy. Methods: a population-based, observational, cross-sectional, analytical study, based on Brazilian national survey. A 252 women, aged 18 58 years, thyroidectomy, residing five geographical regions country participated study. All them answered version Thyroidectomy-Relate...

conclusions hs in total thyroidectomy, reduces operating time, blood loss, postoperative pain, drainage volume, voice changes, and postoperative hypocalcemia, compared to conventional techniques. background traditional haemostatic techniques in total thyroidectomy may cause some damages to surrounding tissues. it is believed that these damages can be reduced using ultrasonic dissector devices l...

Whether total thyroidectomy reduces the recurrence rate in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) is currently controversy. Conclusions of sporadic, inconsistent, and mono-institutional studies need a meta-analysis to evaluate. 525 relevant studies were obtained from initial search on PubMed, 511 studies were excluded by inclusion and exclusion criteria. Eligible data were extrac...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hemostatic effects and safety of thyroidectomy performed using the LigaSure vessel-sealing device (Valleylab, Boulder, Colorado) or the conventional vessel ligation. DATA SOURCES The MEDLINE, EMBASE, Elsevier, SpringerLink, Ovid, and Cochrane Library electronic databases as well as the LigaSure manufacturer's Web site were searched for studies published between 1996 ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the association between the extent of surgery and overall survival in a large contemporary cohort of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy for PTC tumors >1 cm, based on older data demonstrating an overall survival advantage for total thyroidectomy over lobectomy. METHODS Adult patients with PTC tumors 1.0-4.0 ...