Postoperative quality of life in patients treated for thyroid cancer with transoral endoscopic and open surgery.

ABSTRACT: Thyroid cancer treatments often impact patients' quality of life (QOL). The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) gets lot attention as a scarless alternative, but its influence on postoperative QOL remains unclear. This study compares TOETVA and open surgery outcomes regarding postoperative QOL, scar satisfaction, and mental health in thyroid cancer patients to inform surgical decision-making. We retrospectively analyzed 221 thyroid cancer patients treated between January 2017 and September 2024: 136 underwent open surgery, and 85 had TOETVA. QOL was assessed using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and THYCA-QOL questionnaires. Scar appearance was evaluated with the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS), and mental health with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Sca

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11873165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature