Clinical analysis of surgical treament for 352 patients with thyroid nodules

VernacularTitle:手术治疗甲状腺结节352例临床分析
Author: Yajun CHEN ; Hailong LIU
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Thyroid neoplasms; Thyroidectomy/adverse effects
From: Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy 2012;19(21):3224-3225
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To summarize the experience of surgical treatment for thyroid nodules.Methods The clinical data of 352 patients with thyroid nodules who had received surgical treatment were collected and analyzed retrospectively.Results The post-operation pathological diagnosis showed these cases were composed of 182 thyroid adenomas,75 nodular goiters,38 adenomatous goiters,16 Hashimoto's diseases,40 papillary carcinomas and 1 follicular carcinoma.Surgical complications included 4 recurrent laryngeal nerve injuries,1 superior laryngeal nerve injury,1 chyle leak,2 neck hematomas,1 pneumoderma,2 wound infections,1 transient hypocalcemia and 1 death from tracheal collapse.9 cases of recurrence were observed.Conclusion Pre-operation evaluation of patients with thyroid nodules should be well performed in order to identify surgical indications.Appropriate surgical procedures and experienced surgical hands may help to reduce operation complications and recurrence rate.