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Surgical outcomes of minimally invasive thyroidectomy in thyroid cancer: comparison with conventional open thyroidectomy

Authors
 Kwangsoon Kim  ;  Sang-Wook Kang  ;  Jin Kyong Kim  ;  Cho Rok Lee  ;  Jandee Lee  ;  Jong Ju Jeong  ;  Kee-Hyun Nam  ;  Woong Youn Chung 
Citation
 GLAND SURGERY, Vol.9(5) : 1172-1181, 2020-10 
Journal Title
GLAND SURGERY
ISSN
 2227-684X 
Issue Date
2020-10
Keywords
Thyroidectomy ; differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) ; minimally invasive surgery
Abstract
Background: Minimally invasive thyroidectomy (MIT) is a safe method of performing thyroidectomy with notable benefits, such as improved cosmesis and reduced postoperative pain. The objective of this retrospective study was to report our experience with the technical feasibility of MIT, and compare its early surgical outcomes with those of conventional open thyroidectomy (COT) in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC).

Methods: A total of 617 patients who underwent MIT and 2,674 patients who underwent COT were reviewed between March 2006 and November 2017 at Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea). The mean follow-up duration was 41.2±19.7 months.

Results: The mean age of patients with DTC was 46.1±11.2 years. The mean operation time in the MIT group was significantly shorter than that of the COT group (63.5±26.2 vs. 85.3±36.8 minutes, P<0.001). The mean hospital stay was significantly shorter in the MIT group than it was in the COT group as well (2.7±0.6 vs. 3.1±0.8 days, P<0.001). There were significantly fewer painkillers used after surgery in the MIT group than in the COT group (1.2±0.5 vs. 2.7±1.6, P<0.001). The mean number of harvested LNs in the MIT group was significantly lower than that of the COT group (3.1±2.6 vs. 5.5±4.0, P<0.001).

Conclusions: This study demonstrated that MIT is technically feasible in patients with DTC. MIT is a valuable alternative operative technique to COT with good surgical outcomes and outstanding cosmetic results.
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DOI
10.21037/gs-20-512
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Yonsei Authors
Kang, Sang Wook(강상욱) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5355-833X
Kim, Jin Kyong(김진경)
Nam, Kee Hyun(남기현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6852-1190
Lee, Jan Dee(이잔디) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4090-0049
Lee, Cho Rok(이초록) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7848-3709
Chung, Woong Youn(정웅윤)
Jeong, Jong Ju(정종주) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4155-6035
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/181377
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