abstract acute upper airway obstruction (uao) is a life threatening complication that is well recognized after carotid endarterectomy, thyroidectomy and pharyngeal area intervention. it is not widely acknowledged that airway obstruction can occur after cervical spinal fusion surgery which was first described in 1955. there are a number of common postoperative problems which may become apparent ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the feasibility of the combined use of laryngeal nerve monitoring and minimally invasive thyroid surgery. DESIGN Prospective, nonrandomized analysis of single-surgeon experience. SETTING Academic institution. PATIENTS Consecutive series of patients undergoing both minimally invasive thyroid surgery and laryngeal nerve monitoring. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Incision len...

Background: Thyroid surgery is associated with a number of surgical complications including recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury and hypoparathyroidism. The existing methods share the same principle—the mobilization thyroid from lateral side. aim this study was to evaluate safety novel technique thyroidectomy—tension-free thyroidectomy (TFT) based on medial approach nerves parathyroid glands ...