Effectiveness and feasibility of nerve real-time monitoring and intermittent monitoring in endoscopic thyroidectomy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of 1621 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Protecting recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve (EBSLN), a crucial indicator for assessing the quality of thyroid surgery, poses a challenge in endoscopic thyroidectomy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness and feasibility of nerve real-time monitoring and intermittent monitoring in endoscopic thyroidectomy.

Methods

In this retrospective cohort study, patients underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy were included, and the characteristics and outcomes of real-time monitoring and intermittent monitoring groups were compared. Thereafter, the outcomes of four surgical types (unilateral lobectomy, total thyroidectomy, unilateral lobectomy + lymph node dissection (LND), and total thyroidectomy + LND) were c

SUBMITTER: Yu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11745676 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature