title: [Preliminary report on meticulous operation of thyroid lobectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Thyroid lobectomy can be programmed to operate as "step by step". Each step must be performed meticulously with quality control, so as to minimize the complications of surgery.
  
  
  METHODS
  From May 2013 to Auguest 2014, the meticulous thyroid operation was conducted in 72 cases (144 lobectomies). Pre- and post-operative evaluations by strobe laryngoscopy, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and blood calcium examinations were conducted in all cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Four cases (5.6%) had transient recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis after surgery, but no permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis. There was no transient or permanent superior laryngeal nerve paralysis. Transient hypoparathyroidism occurred in 10 cases, with no permanent hypoparathyroidism. No case presented with postoperative bleeding or infection.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  "Meticulous operation of thyroid lobectomy" may minimize effectively the complication of surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Southeast University Medical College, Affiliated Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing 211102, China.
authors.forename: Shanchun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Southeast University Medical College, Affiliated Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing 211102, China.
authors.forename: Haidong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Southeast University Medical College, Affiliated Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing 211102, China.
authors.forename: Yaqun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Southeast University Medical College, Affiliated Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing 211102, China.
authors.forename: Qingxiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Southeast University Medical College, Affiliated Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing 211102, China. Email: yuzk@njtrh.org.
authors.forename: Zhenkun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism; D007823:Laryngeal Nerves; D007828:Laryngoscopy; D010280:Parathyroid Glands; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage; D011184:Postoperative Period; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D014826:Vocal Cord Paralysis
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone