Endoscopic-Assisted Total Thyroidectomy via Lateral Keloid Scar Incision.

Author: Seung Hoon WOO ¹
Author Information

1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Institute of Health Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, Korea. lesaby@hanmail.net
Publication Type:Case Report
Keywords: Endoscopes; Keloid; Thyroid; Wound healing
MeSH: Accidents, Traffic; Adult; Cicatrix*; Endoscopes; Female; Hematoma; Humans; Keloid*; Seroma; Thyroid Gland; Thyroid Neoplasms; Thyroidectomy*; Wound Healing
From:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology 2014;7(4):338-341
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: Thyroidectomy is traditionally performed by the transcervical approach. To avoid or reduce visible scarring, diverse innovative surgical trials have been reported. Here we report a patient who underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy via a lateral keloid scar due to a previous traffic accident. A 30-year-old woman presented with a papillary thyroid carcinoma. Total thyroidectomy was performed via a keloid scar incision. The keloid scar was then revised. The total thyroidectomy was successful, resulting in no acute complications, such as neural injury, hematoma, or seroma formation. The keloid scar healed with excellent cosmetic results and the patient remains free of disease 12 months after excision. Endoscopic total thyroidectomy via a lateral keloid scar incision healed not only the physical disease but also the mental disease.