BACKGROUND Cutting the sternothyroid (ST) muscle is a useful technique to expose the superior pole of thyroid gland during thyroidectomy. In this study, we evaluated the impact of partial cutting of the ST muscle on postoperative vocal outcomes after total thyroidectomy. METHODS A retrospective review of 57 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection for micropapil...

The patient had thyroid cancer and underwent subtotal thyroidectomy. Local recurrence occurred on both sides 5 years and 6 months later. The sterno-hyoid muscle and sterno-thyroid muscle were severed and the tumor around the cricoid cartilage was removed. The tumor extended into the space between the right common carotid artery and internal jugular vein and was located under the right common ca...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to evaluate patients who underwent minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) and to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of this technique in the light of literature data. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between May 2008 and February 2009, 20 patients (18 females, 2 males; mean age 44.5±13.6 years; range 23 to 68 years) who underwent MIVAT using a 4 mm and 30...

OBJECTIVE After thyroidectomy hypocalcaemia is the most significant complication for clinicians. In this study, we investigated the factors associated with development of hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS We investigated the patients prospectively for age, gender, preoperative diagnosis, hormonal status, operative time, operating surgeon, existence of parathyroid gland ...

OBJECTIVE Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is often seen in conjunction with an underlying thyroid disorder. Imaging methods that are used to localize the parathyroid adenoma also detect associated thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer. The aim of this study was to detect the rate of thyroid cancer identified while performing parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy in patients with PHPT. MATERIAL ...

Some thyroid cancer patients undergone insufficient tumor removal in the primary surgery in China . our aim is to evaluate the impact of dissection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during a salvage thyroid cancer operation in these patients to prevent nerve injury. Clinical data of 49 enrolled patients who received a salvage thyroid operation were retrospectively reviewed. Primary pathology was...

Hypocalcemia is one of the common complications after total thyroidectomy. In these patients, serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium level decreases, and phosphorus increases. The fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23), a phosphaturic hormone, increases in to normalize level. our study, we aimed investigate predictive values PTH, calcium, phosphorus, 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D (vitamin D), FGF-23...