Total or near-total thyroidectomy versus subtotal thyroidectomy for multinodular non-toxic goitre in adults [PDF]
Background Total thyroidectomy (TT) and subtotal thyroidectomy (ST) are worldwide treatment options for multinodular non-toxic goitre in adults.
Arezzo, Alberto+9 more
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Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients [PDF]
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative neuromonitoring in reducing the postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rate by a comparison between patients submitted to thyroidectomy with intraoperative ...
Calo', PIETRO GIORGIO+6 more
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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher+3 more
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The ultrasonic scalpel is a surgical shear that uses high-frequency mechanical energy to enable simultaneous vessel sealing and tissue coagulation at the same time. We conducted a prospective study to compare the outcome of total thyroidectomy using the ultrasonic scalpel versus the device Ligasure in terms of safety, operative time, overall drainage ...
RUGGIERO, Roberto+10 more
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Non recurrent laryngeal nerve with right aberrant subclavian artery in recurrent case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid: an interesting clinical entity. [PDF]
Background/objectives: A nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve is a rare anatomical variant and a routine preoperative imaging studies are not indicated. NRLN is related with absence of the brachiocephalic trunk and aberrant (mainly retroesophageal) course of ...
Chavan, Purshottam+5 more
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A case report of thyroid carcinoma confined to ovary and concurrently occult in the thyroid. Is conservative treatment always advised? [PDF]
Introduction: Struma ovarii is an ovarian teratoma, represented in more than 50% by thyroid tissue. Five percent of struma ovarii cases have been proven to be malignant and, as in the thyroid gland, papillary thyroid carcinoma is the most common ...
Bianchi, Loredana+9 more
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Total thyroidectomy associated to chemotherapy in primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid [PDF]
Primary squamous cell carcinoma of the thyroid (PSCCT) is a rare malignant disease with rapid fatal prognosis. The onset is generally characterized by sudden bilateral latero-cervical lymphadenopathy.
De Cesare, A+6 more
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Risk stratification of neck lesions detected sonographically during the follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer [PDF]
Context: The European Thyroid Association (ETA) has classified post-treatment cervical ultrasound findings in thyroid cancer patients based on their association with disease persistence/recurrence.
BIFFONI, Marco+12 more
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Thyroidectomy with Ligasure Versus Traditional Thyroidectomy [PDF]
New surgical devices have been developed to improve hemostatic control and vascular closure in thyroid surgery.This study aims to evaluate how safe and feasible is the ligaSure for thyroidectomy and to compare its results with the conventional thyroidectomy technique.
H.R. Mosalam+3 more
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