BACKGROUND Chylothorax is a very rare but major complication in thyroid surgery and should be apparent to clinicians in this field. CASE PRESENTATION We report a case with chylothrax after thyroid surgery in our department that drew our attention. METHODS Systematic review of the literature to evaluate the incidence and the contributing factors of chylothorax after thyroid surgery. Database...

INTRODUCTION Dysphonia is a common symptom after thyroidectomy. OBJECTIVE To analyze the vocal symptoms, auditory-perceptual and acoustic vocal, videolaryngoscopy, the surgical procedures and histopathological findings in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. METHODS Prospective study. Patients submitted to thyroidectomy were evaluated as follows: anamnesis, laryngoscopy, and acoustic vocal as...

1. Recent literature suggests that thyrotropic exophthalmos commonly follows thyroidectomy. 2. To investigate the true incidence of this as a complication, a questionnaire was submitted in regard to 1,001 patients admitted to the Royal Free Hospital for thyroidectomy from 1940-1944. 3. Satisfactory information was obtained in 584 cases. 4. Three cases, only, of thyrotropic exophthalmos of a mil...

Thyroid cancer is one of the commonest while incidence occult thyroid only 0,05%. Completion total thyroidectomy as treatment choice for which initially diagnosed preoperatively benign mass, remains controversial. The aim this study to understand effectiveness completion after partial thyroidectomy, by analyzing from: proportion malignant contralateral tissue, post operative complications, and ...

Fundamental treatment for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) involves total or subtotal thyroidectomy. Iodine-131 ((131)I) is routinely utilized to target remnant thyroid cancer and metastasis after thyroidectomy. The effectiveness of other therapeutic modalities remains unsatisfactory; thus, these patients have a poor prognosis. The manner in which the ability of (131)I uptake can be improved i...

The recurrent goiter is the regrowth of thyroid tissue after thyroidectomy. An inadequate surgical removal of the thyroid gland, lack of substitution therapy and pathological stimulation of the thyroid growth can all promote the recurrence. The aim of this study was to find the connection between the histopathological findings during the first and second operation and the recurrence of goiter. ...