The sensitivity and specificity of methylene blue spray to identify the parathyroid gland during thyroidectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypocalcemia is a common complication of thyroidectomy resulting from an injury to the parathyroid gland. Methylene blue, which is a medication and dye that has been used for more than a century, is safe and readily available. The previous study has found that methylene blue spray on the surgical field is absorbed by the parathyroid gland faster than in the perithyroidal area. This study was aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of methylene blue spray to identify the parathyroid gland during thyroid lobectomy.

Methods

Patients who underwent thyroid lobectomy were recruited. After the recurrent laryngeal nerve was identified, methylene blue was sprayed onto the thyroid bed. After 5 min, the thyroid bed was inspected for areas in which the blue color had been rapi

SUBMITTER: Piromchai P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6347963 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature