The Impact of Esophageal Compression on Goiter Symptoms before and after Thyroid Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Benign nodular goiter may be associated with swallowing difficulties, but insight into the associated pathophysiology is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of surgery on the degree of esophageal compression, and its correlation to swallowing difficulties.

Methods

Esophageal compression and deviation were evaluated blindly on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the neck, prior to and 6 months after thyroid surgery for symptomatic benign goiter. Goiter symptoms and swallowing difficulties were measured by the Goiter Symptom Scale of the Thyroid-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome (ThyPRO) questionnaire. Cohen's d was used for evaluating effect sizes (ES).

Results

Sixty-four patients completed the study. Before surgery, median

SUBMITTER: Brinch FA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6381902 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature