Increased risk of postoperative complications after total thyroidectomy with Graves' disease

Increased risk of postoperative complications after total thyroidectomy with Graves' disease

Background The effect of Graves' disease on the risk of postoperative complications in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy is unclear. Methods The incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury and hypoparathyroidism were analyzed between 165 patients with Graves' disease (GD grou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Head & neck 2019-02, Vol.41 (2), p.281-285
Hauptverfasser: Kwon, Hyungju, Kim, Jong‐kyu, Lim, Woosung, Moon, Byung‐In, Paik, Nam Sun
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Sprache:eng
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Body mass index
complications
Graves' disease
Head and neck
Hypoparathyroidism
Multivariate analysis
RLN injury
Thyroid
Thyroidectomy
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Zusammenfassung:Background The effect of Graves' disease on the risk of postoperative complications in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy is unclear. Methods The incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury and hypoparathyroidism were analyzed between 165 patients with Graves' disease (GD group) and 1:1 matched patients with euthyroid states (control group). Results The matched cohorts did not differ in age, sex, body mass index, pathologic diagnosis, and extent of operation. Excised thyroid weight was higher in the Graves' disease than in the control group (60.1 g vs 22.6 g; P 
ISSN:1043-3074
1097-0347
DOI:10.1002/hed.25484