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11 August 2022: Clinical Research

Surgical Management of 48 Patients with Retrosternal Goiter and Tracheal Stenosis: A Retrospective Clinical Study from a Single Surgical Center

Tao Zuo 1234ADEFG* , Zhaoming Gao 1345BC* , Zhiguo Chen 2BC* , Bin Wen 13BC , Baojun Chen 2CDF , Zhenfa Zhang 134ADEF*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936637

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936637

Table 2 Surgical information.

Surgical incision
 Transcervical incision (n)41 patients (85.41%)
 Cervical incision+sternotomy (n)4 patients (8.33%)
 Cervical incision+thoracoscopic surgery (n)2 patients (4.17%)
 Cervical incision+surgery via the subxiphoid approach (n)1 patient (2.08%)
Operation time (min)115.68
Blood loss (ml)60.72
Pathologically diagnosed
 Simple nodular goiter (n)27 patients (56.25%)
 Nodular goiter combined with cystic change (n)6 patients (12.50%)
 Adenomatous nodular goiter (n)10 patients (20.83%)
 Thyroid adenoma (n)5 patients (10.42%)
Median length of hospital stay (days)6.14
Perioperative complications after surgery
 Laryngeal nerve injury (n)2 patients (4.17%)
 Short-term hand and foot numbness (n)1 patient (2.08%)

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