Tension-free thyroidectomy (medial thyroidectomy)-a prospective study: surgical technique and results of 259 operations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Thyroid surgery is associated with a number of surgical complications including recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury and hypoparathyroidism. The existing methods share the same principle-the mobilization of the thyroid from the lateral side. The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of a novel technique of thyroidectomy-tension-free thyroidectomy (TFT) based on the medial approach to the laryngeal nerves and parathyroid glands (PTGs).

Methods

The study was conducted between August 2021 and July 2022 in Saint Petersburg State University Hospital. A total of 261 patients with thyroid diseases were enrolled in the study and operated on using the TFT technique.

Results

The operations with the use of TFT technique were completed in all but two cases whi

SUBMITTER: Sleptsov I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10570982 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature