Background/aim: Symptomatic mediastinal goitre requires surgery and is usually resectable using the cervical approach alone; however, sternotomy is occasionally required. Sternotomy is a highly invasive procedure, and its complications, including mediastinitis and osteomyelitis, can be critical. To date, there have been no reports of non-invasive techniques to avoid sternotomy for mediastinal thyroid tumours. We investigated the safety and efficacy of thyroidectomy using the clavicle lifting technique with a paediatric Kent hook.
Patients And Methods: This was a retrospective study of 8 patients who underwent thyroidectomy with a clavicle lifting technique between November 2014 and July 2021 at the Department of Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital. The primary endpoint was sternotomy avoidance rate and R0 resection rate. An extension retractor used in paediatric surgery was used for the clavicle lifting technique.
Results: Sternotomy avoidance rate and R0 resection rate were 100%. The mean operative time was 161±53.5 min, and the mean blood loss was 125.6±125.8 ml. There were no intraoperative or postoperative complications related to the clavicle lifting technique.
Conclusion: Thyroidectomy with a clavicle lifting technique for mediastinal goitre and thyroid cancer is safe and useful because it avoids sternotomy without causing massive intraoperative bleeding or damage to other organs.
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