Total endoscopic thyroidectomy via bilateral areolar approach in the treatment of benign thyroid tumor：an ;observation of clinical effects
LIU Zu-ding
WU Jia-fa
LIU Zhong-ning
Abstract：Objective To explore the clinical effects of total endoscopic thyroidectomy via bilateral areolar approach(BAA) in the treatment of benign thyroid tumor .Methods The clinical data of 32 patients with benign thy-roid tumors who underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy via BAA in the Second People ′s Hospital of Guiling City from July 2014 to May 2015 were analyzed retrospectively .Results Thirty-two patients successfully underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy .Hoarseness occurred in one patient on the first postoperative day and the patient ′s pronunciation re-turned to normal two weeks after the operation .The mean operation time was ( 105 ±22.5 ) min and the mean blood loss was (38.5 ±12.6)ml.The average area of skin flap was (71.6 ±8.6)cm2.The mean amount of postoperative drainage on the first postoperative day was (81.5 ±50.35 ) ml.The average hospital stay after the opearation was 2 to 3 days.The postoperative VAS on the first postoperative day was 0~2.No relapse was found during the follow-up pe-riod between 2 and 12 months.Furthermore, the patients were satisfied with the cosmetic results of the operation . Conclusion This operative method has the advantages of safety , minimal invasion, simple manipulation, less post-operative complications and better cosmetic result .
Keywords：EndoscopyThyroidectomyThyroid dieaseBenign tumor
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 859-861 )