The risk factors analysis and prevention of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during thyroid operation
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4904.2013.08.009
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺手术喉返神经损伤的风险因素分析和防治
- Author:
Min GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Thyroidectomy;
Recurrent laryngeal nerve;
Intraoperative complications
- From:
Chinese Journal of Postgraduates of Medicine
2013;(8):25-27
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the risk factors and prevention of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during thyroid operation.Methods The clinical data of 2180 patients with thyroid operation were retrospectively analyzed.The potential relationship of the incidence rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury were evaluated,such as age,gender,nature of lesions,thyroid pathology,anesthesiology,operation times,whether or not to reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve.Results The overall incidence rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury postoperatively was 2.7％ (59/2180).The incidence rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in patients with thyroid malignant neoplasms,repeated surgery and without reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve were 6.7％ (33/492),5.6％ (15/267),4.4％ (39/891),significantly higher than those in the patients with thyroid benign neoplasms,first time operation and with reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve [1.5％ (26/1688),2.3％ (44/1913),1.6％ (20/1289)] (P ＜ 0.01).In the patients with thyroid dorsal lesion,the incidence rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury in the patients without reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve was significantly higher than that in the patients with reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve[13.7％(29/212) vs.2.9％(12/417),P＜0.01].Conclusion Thyroid malignant neoplasms,repeated surgery and without reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve can increase the risk of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury,routine reveal recurrent laryngeal nerve in the patients with thyroid dorsal lesion can decrease the incidence rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury.
