title: Complication rates after operations for benign thyroid disease.
abstract: Controversy persists concerning the use of total thyroidectomy in benign thyroid disease and varying complication rates have been reported. We evaluated the safety of total thyroidectomy or lobectomy in benign thyroid disease. During a 5-year period, 102 patients were operated on for benign thyroid disease, including multinodular goiter (n = 55), solitary nodule (n = 18), toxic nodular goiter (n = 22) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (n = 7). Recurrent laryngeal nerves were routinely investigated during dissection. Total thyroidectomy was performed in 27 cases, unilateral total lobectomy with isthmectomy in 38 and unilateral total, contralateral subtotal lobectomy in 37. One (0.9%) temporary superior laryngeal nerve palsy, 1 (0.9%) temporary recurrent nerve palsy and 1 (0.9%) temporary hypoparathyroidism occurred. Wound seroma developed in 2 patients (1.9%). There were no deaths or permanent complications. This study shows that total thyroidectomy or lobectomy can be done with minimal morbidity in cases of benign thyroid disease affecting the whole gland.
authors.affiliation: Department ol Surgery, Fatih University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. cdener@fatihmed.edu.tr
authors.forename: Cenap
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dener
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D061226:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000601:surgery; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000601:surgery; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D014945:Wound Healing