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Table 2 Complications of the various thyroid operations

From: Total thyroidectomy as primary surgical management for thyroid disease: surgical therapy experience from 5559 thyroidectomies in a less-developed region

 

First-time surgery (n = 5370)

Revision surgery (n = 189)

Complication

TT (4632)

HT (413)

TT + CND (217)

TT + MND (108)

Total

CT after ST (138)

LT after HT (51)

Total

RLN injury no. (%)

        

 Temporary

29 (0.63)

4 (0.10)

8 (3.69)

4 (3.70)

45 (0.84)

19 (13.77)

2 (3.92)

21 (11.11)

 Permanent

15 (0.32)

0 (0)

2 (0.92)

1 (0.93)

18 (0.34)

11 (7.97)

0 (0)

11 (5.82)

 Total

44

4

10

5

63

30

2

32

Hypoparathyroidism no. (%)

        

 Temporary

152 (3.28)

9 (2.18)

19 (8.76)

10 (9.26)

190 (3.53)

25 (18.12)

1 (1.96)

26 (13.76)

 Permanent

1 (0.02)

0 (0)

0

1 (0.02)

1 (0.02)

3 (2.17)

0 (0)

3 (1.59)

 Total

153

9

19

191

191

28

1

29

  1. TT total thyroidectomy, HT hemithyroidectomy, CND central neck dissection, MND modified neck dissection, CT completion thyroidectomy, LT lobectomy, ST subtotal thyroidectomy, RLN recurrent laryngeal nerve