Thoughts on enacting and carrying out for reoperative procedures in thyroid surgery

VernacularTitle: 非首次甲状腺手术策略制定与实施的思考
Author: Jianwu QIN ¹ ; Songtao ZHANG
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1. Department of Thyroid Surgery, Tumor Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou 450000, China
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Thyroid neoplasms; Reoperative surgery; Complication; Surgical strategy
From: Chinese Journal of Surgery 2017;55(8):579-581
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: In recent years, with the improvement of the incidence of thyroid tumors and the extensive development of thyroid surgery in primary hospitals, the proportion of thyroid cancer patients requiring reoperation has continued to increase. In spite of different reasons of reoperation, the risk of serious complications will increase after reoperation compared with first operation. Undoubtedly, the doctors will have to face new challenges to make more appropriate surgery program. Before reoperation, both the operation benefits and the corresponding risks should be considered comprehensively. As far as possible, the individual treatment should be recommended on the basis of standardized treatment, and it will be better to strike a balance between radical surgery and function protection. Consequently, low-grade doctors should be cautious to perform these reoperations.