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. 2018 Dec;10(4):198-201.
doi: 10.1556/1646.10.2018.37.

Experience of thyroid surgery at tertiary referral centers in Jazan Hospitals, Saudi Arabia

Fahd Alharbi  1   2 , Mohammed Rifaat Ahmed  2   3
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Experience of thyroid surgery at tertiary referral centers in Jazan Hospitals, Saudi Arabia

Fahd Alharbi et al. Interv Med Appl Sci. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

Background: Benign multinodular goiter (BMNG) is a common disease of the thyroid gland with palpable thyroid nodules that may be detected in 0.8%-1.5% of men and 5.3%-6.4% of women. Three major complications could be detected after total thyroidectomy: hemorrhage, recurrent laryngeal paralysis, and hypoparathyroidism.

Aims: The aim of this study was to review and assess the experience of total thyroidectomy in patients with BMNG at tertiary referral centers in Jazan Hospitals, Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 320 patients diagnosed with BMNG and subjected to primary total thyroidectomy. Operative mortality and major complications [bleeding, recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury, and hypoparathyroidism] were recorded.

Results: Postoperative hemorrhage was reported in four patients (1.25%). Bilateral RLN injuries occurred in two patients (0.6%), whereas unilateral RLN injuries occurred in nine patients (2.8%). Permanent hypoparathyroidism was diagnosed in three patients (0.9%), while transient hypoparathyroidism occurred in eight patients (2.5%) and improved after 4 months.

Conclusions: Total thyroidectomy represents today the treatment of choice for BMNG. Proper preoperative preparations, meticulous surgical dissection with careful follow-up of patients will improve the surgical results and reduce postoperative complications.

Keywords: Saudi Arabia; complications; goiter; thyroid nodule; thyroidectomy.

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