Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring Ought to be Used In Complementary Thyroidectomy

Abstract

Background: Injuries to the recurrent inferior laryngeal nerve (RLN) remain one of the major post-operative complications after thyroid surgery. In studies, temporary RLN damage during thyroidectomy is %2-11, and the rate of permanent RLN damage is %0.6-1.6. Complementary thyroidectomies have a higher complication rate compared to the first surgical procedure. In the last two decades, intraoperative neural monitoring has become a powerful tool for risk minimization. In our study, we aimed to retrospectively examine the pa-tients who underwent complementary thyroidectomy and intraoperative nerve monitoring. Materials and Methods: Between January 2016 and February 2020, the files of 54 patients, who underwent complementary thyroidectomy and nerve monitoring in our clinic, were analyzed retrospectively.Patients who did not undergo nerve monitoring were not included in the study. The age, gender, pathology and indication, first surgery type, and the length of hospital stay of the patients, the reason for undergoing complementary thyroidectomy, and whether or not postoperative complications developed in the patients, were all recorded. Results: The mean age of the patients was 44.4 (16-82 years). The average length of hospital stay of the patients was 2.37 (1-5 days). According to the initial pathology results of the patients who underwent comp-lementary thyroidectomy, 34 had papillary thyroid cancer, 6 had follicular thyroid carcinoma or suspicion, 1 had medullary thyroid carcinoma, 1 patient had Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma suspicion and 12 patients had Multinodular Goiter recurrence. Conclusions: As a result, complementary thyroid surgery poses an important problem for surgeons. It has a high rate of complications due to the formation of scar and loss of normal tissue planes. Therefore, we think that the use of intraoperative nerve monitoring during complementary thyroidectomy surgery may be helpful in reducing the occurrence of permanent or temporary recurrent laryngeal nerve damage. Key Words: Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring Complementary Thyroidectomy, Complication

Keywords

• Complication
• Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring
• Complementary Thyroidectomy

Tamamlayıcı Tiroidektomide İntraoperatif Sinir Monitörizasyonun Kullanılması Gereklidir

Abstract

Amaç: Rekürren inferior laringeal sinir (RLN) yaralanmaları, tiroid cerrahisinden sonra en önemli postopera-tif komplikasyonlardan biri olmaya devam etmektedir. Yapılan çalışmalarda tiroidektomi sırasında geçici RLN hasarı %2-11, kalıcı RLN hasarı oranı %0.6-1.6’dır. Tamamlayıcı tiroidektomilerde ilk cerrahi işleme göre komplikasyon oranı daha fazladır. Son yirmi yılda, intraoperatif sinir monitörizasyonu riski en aza indirmek için güçlü bir araç haline geldi. Çalışmamızda; tamamlayıcı tiroidektomi sırasında intraoperatif sinir monitori-zasyonu kullanılan hastaları retrospektif olarak incelemeyi amaçladık. Materyal ve Metod: Ocak 2016-Şubat 2020 tarihleri arasında kliniğimizde tamamlayıcı tiroidektomi ve sinir monitorizasyonu yapılan 54 hastanın dosyaları retrospektif olarak incelendi. Sinir monitorizasyonu yapılma-yan hastalar çalışmaya dahil edilmedi. Hastaların yaşı, cinsiyeti, patolojisi ve endikasyonu, ilk ameliyat şekli ve hastanede kalış süreleri, tamamlayıcı tiroidektomi uygulanma nedenleri ve hastalarda postoperatif kompli-kasyon gelişip gelişmediği kaydedildi. Bulgular: Hastaların ortalama yaşı 44.4 (16-82 yıl) idi. Hastaların ortalama hastanede kalış süresi 2.37 (1-5 gün) idi. Tamamlayıcı tiroidektomi yapılan hastaların ilk patoloji sonuçlarına göre 34'ünde papiller tiroid kanseri, 6'sında foliküler tiroid kanseri veya şüphesi, 1'inde medüller tiroid kanseri, 1'inde Anaplastik tiroid kanseri şüphesi ve 12'sinde Multinodüler Guatr nüksü saptandı. Sonuç: Sonuç olarak tamamlayıcı tiroid cerrahisi cerrahlar için önemli bir sorun teşkil etmektedir. Skar oluşumu ve normal doku planlarının kaybı nedeniyle komplikasyon oranı yüksektir. Bu nedenle tamamlayıcı tiroidektomi cerrahisi sırasında intraoperatif sinir monitörizasyonunun kullanılmasının kalıcı veya geçici rekürren laringeal sinir hasarı oluşumunu azaltmada yardımcı olabileceğini düşünüyoruz.

Keywords

• İntroperatif Sinir Monitörizasyonu
• Tamamlayıcı Tiroidektomi
• Komplikasyon

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