Early postoperative complication of nearly complete removal of thyroid for treatment of Basedow
- Author:
Khuong Vu To
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Basedow
- MeSH:
Graves Disease;
surgery, Postoperative Complications;
surgery
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):10-12
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Subtotal thyroidectomy under acupuncture anesthesia was successful for graves' disease. The complications in early postoperative period were only 8.77% and no mortality rate. A study on 456 patients who were performed subtotal thyroidectomy between 1993 and 1995 has shown the early complications were as follows: (1) Thyroid storm in early postoperative period were 6 patients (1.31%). (2) Post - thyroidectomy hemorrhage were 3 patients (0.65%). (3) Hypoparathyroidism: 12 patients (2.63%). (4) Postoperation Acute respiratory failure postoperative was 9 patients (1.97%). (5) Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis was 10 patients (2.18%).
