scholarly journals Thyroid surgery in 103 children in a single institution from 2000-2014

2020 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-320
Author(s):  
Osama Ibrahim Almosallam ◽  
Ali Aseeri ◽  
Ahmed Alhumaid ◽  
Ali S. AlZahrani ◽  
Saif Alsobhi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Thyroid Surgery ◽  
Radioactive Iodine ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Injury

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Data on thyroid surgery in children are scarce. OBJECTIVE: Analyze outcome data on thyroid surgery in a pediatric population. DESIGN: Medical record review. SETTING: Tertiary health care institution. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We collected demographic and clinical data on patients 18 years or younger who had thyroid surgery in the period 2000 to 2014. Descriptive data are presented. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Indications for thyroidectomy, thyroid pathology, complications, length of stay, and radioactive iodine treatment and recurrences. SAMPLE SIZE: 103. RESULTS: Of 103 patients who underwent 112 thyroidectomy procedures, 80 (78%) were females and the mean age at operation was 13.2 years. and 17 (16%) were associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2. There was no history of radiation exposure. Eighty-one patients (78%) had fine needle aspiration (FNA) which correlated with the final histopathology in 94% of cases. Sixty-six patients (64%) had malignant cancer (61 papillary), 44 (74.6%) of 59 patients who had neck dissection had lymph node metastasis and 7 (11%) had distant metastases to the lung. Procedures included total thyroidectomy (50%), hemithyroidectomy (17%), completion (31%), and subtotal thyroidectomy (2%). Twenty-three patients (22%) developed hypocalcemia (3 permanent) and 6 (5.8%) had unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (3 permanent). Patients were followed up for a mean duration of 71.7 months (median 60 months). Of 66 patients with thyroid cancer, 43 (65%) received radioactive iodine, and 10 (15%) had recurrence. CONCLUSION: Malignancy is the commonest indication for thyroid surgery in children and FNA is highly diagnostic. Hypocalcemia and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury are significant complications. The recurrence rate in thyroid cancer is 15%. LIMITATIONS: Retrospective. CONFLICT OF INTEREST: None.

scholarly journals Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in thyroid surgery: a review

2012 ◽  
Vol 83 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 15-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan James Hayward ◽  
Simon Grodski ◽  
Meei Yeung ◽  
William R. Johnson ◽  
Jonathan Serpell
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Thyroid Surgery ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Injury

scholarly journals Endoscopic thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy for early differentiated thyroid cancer

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoang Hiep Phan ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Open Surgery ◽  
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer ◽  
Endoscopic Thyroidectomy ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Injury ◽  
Open Lobectomy

Introduction: Endoscopic thyroidectomy has been applied prudently for malignant thyroid tumors. The aim of our study was to compare the outcomes of endoscopic lobectomy and conventional open lobectomy for early differentiated thyroid cancer. Materials and Methods: From October 2018 to October 2019, 485 patients with early differentiated thyroid cancer underwent thyroid lobectomy in National hospital of Endocrinology enrolled. Of them, 235 patients underwent endoscopic lobectomy (EL) and 250 patients underwent conventional open lobectomy (OL). Results: The mean age of the patients was lower in the EL group (22,3 ± 3,6 years) than in the OL group (31,0 ± 5,8 years, P = 0,013). The ratio female/male was higher in the EL group than in the OL group (12/1 vs 7/1, P = 0,002). The operation time in the EL group was longer than in the OL group (58,4 ± 12,9 vs 42,3 ± 9 minutes, P = 0,014). However, there was no significant differences between EL group and OL group in tumor size (1,2 ± 0,2 vs 1,1 ± 0,6, P = 0,123), blood loss (12,5 ± 0,9 vs 13,6 ± 1,6ml, P = 0,457), postoperative hospital day (4,35 ± 1,4 vs 4,1 ± 1,1 days, P = 0,061), transient hypoparathyroidism (0,85% vs 0,8%, P = 0,431) or transient recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (1,27% vs 1,2%, P = 0,311). The drainage volume in the EL group was higher than in the OL group (75,5 ± 11,4 vs 54,1 ± 10,1ml, P = 0,046). Postoperative bleeding was similar in two groups (0,42% vs 0,4%, P = 0,457). There was no postoperative complications such as permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, tracheal perforation, conversion to open surgery, chyle leak, surgical site infection. Patients in the EL group experienced with less pain than those in the OL group at 1 and 2 days after operation according to a visual analog scale (VAS) (P = 0,047). Wound site numbness is significantly less pronounced in the OL group (p = 0,032). Cosmetically, patients in the EL group were more satisfied than in OL group according to the questionnaire we used (P = 0,021). Conclusions: Endoscopic thyroidectomy for patients with early differentiated thyroid cancer is a safe and effective procedure with excellent cosmetic outcome. Postoperative hospital length stays and complications were similar to conventional open surgery.

Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury After Thyroid Surgery: An Analysis of 11,370 Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 255 ◽  
pp. 42-49
Author(s):  
Alexander Gunn ◽  
Taofik Oyekunle ◽  
Michael Stang ◽  
Hadiza Kazaure ◽  
Randall Scheri
Keyword(s):  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Nerve Injury ◽  
Thyroid Surgery ◽  
Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve ◽  
Laryngeal Nerve Injury
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