title: Minithyroidectomy: a preliminary report from a specialised thyroid unit.
abstract: In the past few years, minimally invasive surgery has replaced the open conventional surgery as the gold standard for many procedures. Here a modified technique was used for thyroid surgery with a 2.5-4.0 cm incision and the results of this technique have been evaluated. During the 3 years of study period, 14 patients underwent hemithyroidectomy using a small incision (2.5-4 cm), placed higher than the conventional incision in selected patients. Mean operative time was 86.2 minutes with an average blood loss of 42.5 ml with two conversions. Mean hospital stay was 32 hours and no drains were used. All patients were satisfied with the scar mark. We found this technique of minithyroidectomy to be feasible and easily reproducible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrine Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chand
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013531:Surgicenters; D016606:Thyroid Nodule / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome