Title: A Comparision Study of Breast Approach Endoscopic Thyroidectomy and Conventional Thyroidectomy
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate the clinical benefits of breast approach endoscopic thyroidectomy by comparing the operative time,operative hemorrhage,postoperative drainage,postoperative pain,functional recovery,hospitalization time,cost of hospitalization and cosmetic satisfaction in a clinical nonrandomness study.Method: To review eighty-six patients who underwent thyroidectomy,fortysix patients who underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy were enrolled endoscopic group and forty patients who underwent conventional thyroidectomy were enrolled conventional group.Results: All patients in both group were successfully completed surgery,postoperative recovery was good.No complication such as postoperative bleeding,recurrent laryngeal nerve or superior laryngeal nerve or parathyroid injury.Bleeding volume and postoperative drainage of two groups had no significantl difference.The operation time in endoscopic group was significantly longer than that in conventional group(P0.05).The bleeding volume in endoscopic group was significantly less than that in conventional group(P0.05).The time spans of recovery to independently walking and washing in endoscopic group were significantly shorter than that in conventional group(P0.05).The cost of hospitalization in endoscopic group was significantly higher than that in conventional group(P0.05).The postoperative cosmetic satisfaction in endoscopic group was significantly higher than that in conventional group(P0.05).Conclusion: Compared with conventional thyoidectomy,breast approach endoscopy offers quicker functional recovery and higher cosmetic satisfaction with less postoperative pain.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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