Background: The use of endoscopic thyroid surgical procedures leads to avoid the surgical scar in the neck. In this paper we evaluate the merits and limits of endoscopic thyroid surgery through breast and axillary approach. Methods: Between Aug 2013 and Nov. 2014, 437 thyroid surgeries were performed. 27 of them were operated endoscopically through axillary and breast approaches were reviewed p...

OBJECTIVE Many varieties of methods using intra-operative PTH have been applied to predict hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. The present study prospectively evaluated the reliability of intra-operative PTH through a single assay to predict hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy. MATERIAL AND METHOD Intra-operative PTH were performed before and 20 minutes after total thyroidectomy for 30...

OBJECTIVE The incidence of and risk factors for hypocalcemia following thyroidectomy were evaluated in this study. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and ninety thyroidectomy patients were evaluated retrospectively for factors that might contribute to postoperative hypocalcemia; age, hyperthyroidism, malignancy, the extent of surgery (total/near total/subtotal thyroidectomy), cervical lymph nod...

1. The blood cholesterol of rabbits on a normal diet without added cholesterol is increased only slightly (19 per cent) by thyroidectomy. 2. In rabbits with a hypercholesterolemia due to long continued cholesterol feeding, thyroidectomy causes a marked rise (137 per cent) in the blood cholesterol. This rise is usually maintained. 3. When long continued cholesterol feeding has failed to cause a ...

OBJECTIVES We evaluated the current status of endoscopic thyroidectomy procedures in Korea in terms of indications, contraindications, advantages, disadvantages, complications, and limitations of each approach. METHODS An email survey, consisting of 15 questions, was sent to 29 experienced endoscopic thyroidectomy surgeons. RESULTS The most commonly used approach was the gasless transaxilla...

Objective The extent of surgery for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (papillary and follicular) is still controversial, extending from simple lobectomy to extensive total thyroidectomy. The objective of this study was to assess the outcome of different types of thyroidectomy in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). Methods The extent of primary surgical therapy for 428 patients ...

BACKGROUND Transaxillary robotic (TAR) thyroidectomy has been performed for better aesthetic results by many surgeons. In this report, we describe a rare case of a desmoid tumor developed after TAR thyroidectomy, which is speculated to be a late-term complication. METHODS AND RESULTS A 61-year-old woman with a history of papillary microcarcinoma had experienced a large left neck mass that had...

background & objectives: prognosis of thyroid papillary cancer is quite well long lasting, so a 10- year survival is observed in more than 90% cases. in this study, rate of incidence of thyroid papillary cancer in contralateral lobe was assessed among patients who had a surgical thyroidectomy re-operation. materials & methods: in this retrospective study, we examined 82 patients diagnos...

OBJECTIVE To determine the validity of early (one hour postoperatively) parathyroid hormone (PTH) assay (² 10 pg/ml), keeping gold standard as the serum ionic calcium level, for predicting sub-total thyroidectomy-related hypocalcaemia and to calculate the sensitivity and specificity of latent signs of tetany. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional validation study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Departm...