title: [Application of meticulous capsular dissection technique in thyroidectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the method of dissection in carrying out thyroid.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-six cases were studied. Close to the thyroid capsule, all the connective fibrous tissues were dissected. The main trunk of inferior thyroid artery were not ligatured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of all the 36 cases, no one experienced postoperatively permanent numbness and tetany. In 2 cases, the recurrent laryngeal nerves were found, in which only 1 case had horseness.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The meticulous capsular dissection technique plays a key role in ensuring the safety of thyroidectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Chengdu 363 Hospital of Luzhou Medical University, Chengdu, 640041,China. zhqinxiu@163.com
authors.forename: Qinxiu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*