Is Nerve Monitoring Required in Total Thyroidectomy? Cerrahpasa Experience.

Thyroidectomy is an elective operation performed in an anatomically complex region in which certain structures are responsible for vital functions and special senses. This study aims to compare the effects of two different technical approaches-nerve dissection combined with intraoperative nerve monitoring (IONM) and no nerve identification-on recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) damage in total thyroidectomy. One hundred and sixty-one consecutive cases that underwent total thyroidectomy and 322 RLN under risk were evaluated.

A rare case of non-surgical vocal cord paralysis: Vocal cord hematoma.

Although vocal cord paralysis (VCP) following thyroidectomy is primarily associated with surgical trauma, it is not the sole etiology. Vocal cord paralysis following thyroidectomy can be caused by a vocal cord hematoma with an incidence of 1.4% due to direct injury during orotracheal intubation.

Short-stay Sutureless Thyroidectomy is Safe and Effective: Cerrahpasa Experience.

Hospitalizing patients up to 72 hours after thyroidectomy is a classical approach. However, the length of hospitalization has decreased following surgical procedures with new technological devices. Seven hundred one consecutive patients who underwent sutureless total thyroidectomy (STT) between October 2011 and 2013 were included in this study.

Sutureless thyroidectomy with energy-based devices: Cerrahpasa experience.

Total thyroidectomy makes up the majority of all thyroidectomy cases. Energy-based advanced vessel-sealing devices which were developed in recent years for the control of vascular pedicles allowed significant progress in thyroid surgery. This study is designed to compare the efficiency and safety of the two energy-based vessel-sealing devices (Ligasure™ LF1212 and Harmonic FOCUS(®)) in sutureless thyroidectomy.

Minimal invasive parathyroidectomy with local anesthesia for well-localized primary hyperparathyroidism: "Cerrahpasa experience".

Imaging guided well-localized single gland excision via smaller incision without intraoperative parathormone (ioPTH) can be performed in ambulatory settings. Forty-six consecutive patients with solitary parathyroid adenoma causing primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), who underwent laterally approached minimal invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) through 2-3 cm incision between January 2011 and April 2012, were included in the study. All data were collected prospectively; analyzed retrospectively.