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Table 2 Postoperative complications and cosmetic outcomes

From: Gasless, endoscopic trans-axillary thyroid surgery: our series of the first 51 human cases

Characteristics

Value

Recurrent laryngeal never injury

 Temporary

2

 Permanent

0

 Hypoparathyroidism

0

 Hematoma/seroma

1

 Tracheal injury

0

 Esophageal injury

0

 Surgical site infection

0

 Swallow discomfort

0

Sensory change around the anterior chest *

 One week

1.33 ± 0.48

 One month

0.51 ± 0.58

 Three months

0.25 ± 0.44

Paralysis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle (all patients) *

 One week

2.35 ± 0.63

 

 One month

1.78 ± 0.42

 

 Three months

0.73 ± 0.45

 

Paralysis of the sternocleidomastoid muscle

First 25 cases

Others

 One week **

2.72 ± 0.46

2.00 ± 0.57

 One month

1.80 ± 0.41

1.77 ± 0.43

 Three months

0.88 ± 0.33

0.58 ± 0.50

Cosmetic outcomes

 One week

1.31 ± 0.47

 One month

1.16 ± 0.37

 Three months

1.08 ± 0.39

 Recurrence

0

  1. PTC papillary thyroid carcinoma, LT lobectomy, CND central neck dissection
  2. *P < 0.001 by one-way ANOVA
  3. **p < 0.001 by Student’s t test