Completion thyroidectomy: is timing important for transcervical and remote access approaches?

Juan Pablo Dueñas; Carlos Simón Duque; Laura Cristancho; Manuela Méndez

doi:10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.02.006

Completion thyroidectomy: is timing important for transcervical and remote access approaches?

World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Jun 30;6(3):165-170. doi: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.02.006. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Juan Pablo Dueñas¹, Carlos Simón Duque², Laura Cristancho³, Manuela Méndez⁴

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Instituto de Cancerología IDC Las Américas, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Clínica el Rosario Sede el Tesoro (CLID), Medellín, Colombia.
² Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Bogotá, DC, Colombia.
³ Universidad CES, Medellín, Colombia.
⁴ Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe, Clínica Las Américas, Medellín, Colombia.

Abstract

Completion thyroidectomy (CT) is employed after lobectomy when histopathological results mandates total removal of the gland as in case of well differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). It is also employed as a second stage thyroid surgery when unfavorable events occur as in recurrent laryngeal nerve injury or when the surgeon finds out the case is beyond his/her expertise in an attempt to protect the contralateral side and allowing time for recovery or for an expert surgeon to help.

Keywords: Completion thyroidectomy; Complications; Nerve monitoring; Total thyroidectomy.

Publication types

Review