Completion thyroidectomy: is timing important for transcervical and remote access approaches?

Completion thyroidectomy: is timing important for transcervical and remote access approaches?

Completion thyroidectomy (CT) is employed after lobectomy when histopathological results mandates total removal of the gland as in case of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). It is also employed as a second stage thyroid surgery when unfavorable events occur as in recurrent laryngeal nerve...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Juan Pablo Dueñas, Carlos Simón Duque, Laura Cristancho, Manuela Méndez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-09-01
Series:World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:
Completion thyroidectomy
Total thyroidectomy
Complications
Nerve monitoring
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095881120300731
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Summary:Completion thyroidectomy (CT) is employed after lobectomy when histopathological results mandates total removal of the gland as in case of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). It is also employed as a second stage thyroid surgery when unfavorable events occur as in recurrent laryngeal nerve injury or when the surgeon finds out the case is beyond his/her expertise in an attempt to protect the contralateral side and allowing time for recovery or for an expert surgeon to help.
ISSN:2095-8811

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