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 Zuo1234ADEFG, Zhaoming Gao5346BC, Zhiguo Chen2BC, Bin Wen53BC, Baojun Chen2CDF, Zhenfa Zhang534ADEF*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%) |