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%) |