1. Minimally Invasive Open Bilateral Total Thyroidectomy Using Unilateral Neck Incision in Thyroid Cancer: Preliminary Surgical and Quality of Life Outcomes.
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Lee IA, Kim M, Kim JK, Lee CR, Kang SW, Jeong JJ, Nam KH, and Chung WY
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Adult, Treatment Outcome, Thyroid Cancer, Papillary surgery, Thyroid Cancer, Papillary pathology, Postoperative Complications epidemiology, Neck surgery, Thyroidectomy methods, Quality of Life, Thyroid Neoplasms surgery, Thyroid Neoplasms pathology, Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures methods
- Abstract
Purpose: Thyroid cancer incidence has increased in recent decades, and thyroid surgery is continuously evolving in response to demands for postoperative comfort and cosmesis. This study aimed to introduce a new surgical method for minimally invasive open bilateral total thyroidectomy (MI-BTT) using a unilateral 2.5-3.0 cm neck incision. Furthermore, we reported the surgical outcomes and postoperative quality of life (QoL) using a validated Korean translated Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) questionnaire., Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 41 Asian patients who underwent MI-BTT for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer by a single surgeon from March 2019 to December 2021., Results: A total of 4 male and 37 female patients were included. The mean age and body mass index were 46.2±10.1 years and 23.3±3.3 kg/m², respectively. The average tumor size was 1.1±0.6 cm, and 36 patients (87.8%) had bilateral cancer. Twenty-three (56.1%) patients had occult central lymph node (CLN) metastasis in the final pathologic report, with the mean number of dissected CLNs being 7.2±6.5. Gross capsular extension was found in 6 patients (14.6%). Moreover, 28 patients (68.3%) received additional treatment after surgery with low or high doses of radioactive iodine. The average serum-stimulated thyroglobulin value identified during treatment was 1.57±2.30 ng/mL. The mean operation time was 78.0±13.9 minutes, and postoperative complications included transient hypocalcemia (36.6%), transient hoarseness (24.4%), and seroma (2.4%). The mean total DLQI score was 2.73±0.78, indicating a small effect on QoL., Conclusion: MI-BTT is a novel, safe, and feasible technique to improve patient satisfaction for surgical scars and QoL., Competing Interests: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose., (© Copyright: Yonsei University College of Medicine 2024.)
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- 2024
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