Intracapsular Total Thyroidectomy Experience and Outcome for Benign Thyroid Diseases
Abstract
Background: The total intracapsular thyroidectomy is a new procedure that removes all the thyroid tissue for benign thyroid diseasesand two third of thyroid capsule with better intraoperative and post-operative consequences and less operative time than the capsulardissection.and no recurrence rate of goiter or Graves’ disease that was detected during the follow up period. Objectives: To evaluatethe outcome of total intracapsular thyroidectomy of benign thyroid diseases in term of safety and efficacy. Patients and Methods:This is a prospective descriptive study carried out in department of general surgery including a total of 80 patients with benignthyroid disease who underwent intracapsular total thyroidectomy. Patients were followed up for 6 months to 3 years with a median of41.4 months for postoperative complications. Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.72 ± 8.12 years. The majority of patientswere females (87.5%). The study showed that 97.5 % of the patient had no intraoperative complications. Postoperatively, only 4patients (5%) developed complications. The mean operative time and blood loss was 71.78 ± 9.32 min and 82.8 ± 32.5 ml, respectively.Conclusion: The total intracapsular thyroidectomy is new procedure and more sophisticated than other operation types to treat benignthyroid disease. However, it is safe and efficient.
Keywords
Intracapsular total thyroidectomy, intraoperative complications, postoperative complicationsMetrics