Intraoperative carbon nanoparticles mapping in secondary total thyroidectomy for recurrent thyroid nodules: Results of a 8-criterion case-match study (case control study).

Background: The extent of total thyroidectomy in the management of multinodular goiter remains unclear. Compared to primary thyroidectomy, secondary total thyroidectomy is more difficult to perform and carries a significantly higher risk of postoperative complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy or hypoparathyroidism. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intraoperative carbon nanoparticle (CN) mapping in patients undergoing secondary total thyroidectomy.

Anatomical variations of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in Chinese patients: a prospective study of 2,404 patients.

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) shows some anatomical variations that can potentially compromise the safety of thyroid surgery. The purpose of this prospective study was to identify the anatomical variations of the RLN in Chinese patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Between January 2007 and December 2013, 2,404 Chinese patients were hospitalized for thyroid surgery with dissecting of the RLN unilaterally or bilaterally.

Confirmation of an anatomic variation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve at site of entry into the larynx in Chinese population.

Objective: This study was aimed at analyzing the frequency of the newly reported variation and the frequency of postoperative palsy associated with three different kinds of known variations.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on the data of 2068 consecutive Chinese patients who underwent thyroidectomy. The study included 1362 left and 1507 right (2869 in total) RLNs.

New variation of right recurrent laryngeal nerve: cases report.

The recognition of variation in recurrent laryngeal nerves is important for both surgeons and the prognosis of patients undergoing surgery of the neck. Here, we reported a new variation of the right recurrent laryngeal nerves in five patients with thyroid surgery. The new variation is characterized by the additional ascending intracranial branches after division of laryngeal branches.

[A variation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve at its entry to larynx found in the thyroid surgery].

Objective: To describe a new variation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) at its entry to larynx.

Methods: A retrospective study including 3 078 consecutive cases received thyroidectomy was performed from January 1998 to December 2008. The age ranged from 15 to 82 years, 2 395 cases were female and 683 cases were male.

A newly identified variation at the entry of the recurrent laryngeal nerve into the larynx.

Objectives: We aimed to highlight a new anatomical variation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN), and to emphasize its implications for thyroid surgery.

Methods: A prospective study was carried out in a group of 3,078 consecutive thyroidectomies from 1998 to 2008. Total, near-total, subtotal, and partial thyroidectomy were performed for various thyroid diseases.

The feasibility of total or near-total bilateral thyroidectomy for the treatment of bilateral multinodular goiter.

Objective: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of total and near-total bilateral thyroidectomy for the treatment of bilateral multinodular goiter.

Methods: 346 patients with a diagnosis of bilateral multinodular goiter were randomly divided into two groups. 165 patients underwent total thyroidectomy or near-total thyroidectomy (group A), while 181 patients were exposed to a partial or subtotal thyroid gland removal treatment (group B).

[Whether the impairment of grafted liver was induced by the inflammatory cells in cold and warm ischemia after transplantation].

Objective: To investigate whether the impairment of grafted liver after transplantation was induced by the same inflammatory cells in cold and warm ischemia.

Methods: Male SD rats were divided into two groups randomly, 24 grafted livers in each group were stored for 120 or 240 min at 4 degrees Centigrade Ringer's solution. Also male SD rats were divided into three groups, in which 24 grafted livers in each group were experienced warm ischemia ranged from 90, 120 to 150 min from non-heart-beating donor.