A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma located in trachea, primarily wrongly recognized as a thyroid cancer is presented with an update of the literature. The patient underwent surgical treatment (total thyroidectomy, and partial resection of trachea). Histopathological examination found trachea as a primary location of ACC and thyroid tumour as a metastatic one. After operation the patient underwe...

BACKGROUND To investigate the clinicopathological features of recurrent papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). METHODS A retrospective analysis on clinical and pathological data of 34 patients with recurrent PTC was carried out. A total of 281 patients with non-recurrent PTC during the same time period were chosen as the control group. RESULTS Patients were divided into three groups according t...

OBJECTIVES The Ross procedure is the aortic valve-replacement procedure of choice in children. Nonetheless, late autograft re-operation for dilatation and/or valve regurgitation is of concern. We examined whether preoperative haemodynamic manifestation (e.g., stenosis, regurgitation and mixed aortic valve disease) affected late re-operation risk. METHODS Medical records of 227 children who un...

INTRODUCTION The traditionally taught technique for conventional open thyroidectomy is via a midline splitting of the strap muscles following a skin crease neck incision - midline approach (MA). The lateral "backdoor" approach (LA) uses the same central neck incision but approaches the thyroid gland between the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and strap muscles. This technique is us...

Introduction: It is not a routine to remove the parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy except when they are ischemic or have malignancy. In this study, the prevalence of parathyroid removal during total thyroidectomy was assessed. Methods: In this case-series study, 53 consecutive patients under total thyroidectomy in two general hospitals during 2013-2014 were enrolled. Serum parathormone va...

INTRODUCTION intramedullary nailing is a method of choice in the management of long bone diaphyseal fractures. However, complications necessitating re-operation may arise. This study was aimed at determining the rate and indications for re-operation following intramedullary nailing of tibia shaft fractures. METHODS it was a cross-sectional study done at Orthopaedic Department of Obafemi Awolo...

Background Recently, transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy via the vestibular approach (TOETVA) has become popular worldwide.1–3 After controlling for technique, authors used to modified radical neck dissection (MRND) papillary thyroid carcinoma with clinically positive lymph nodes in lateral compartments. To best of their knowledge, report first case TOETVA MRND. Patient A 27-year-old woman had a...

BACKGROUND The role of minimally invasive surgery in Graves' disease is still controversial. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of patients undergoing minimal-incision thyroidectomy with those undergoing conventional thyroidectomy for Graves' disease. METHODS A prospective study was performed on 148 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. Seventy-one patients underwen...