TY - JOUR ID - TI - Preventing nerve damage during total thyroidectomy or total lobectomy surgeries منع تلف الأعصاب أثناء استئصال الدرقية الكلي أو جراحات استئصال الفص الكلي AU - Masrur Sleman Aziz AU - Karzan Mohammed Salih AU - Mohammed I. Gubari AU - Diary A. smael AU - Hawar Hasan Ali AU - AbdulWahid M. Salih PY - 2016 VL - 20 IS - 2 SP - 1390 EP - 1395 JO - Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences مجلة زانكو للعلوم الطبية SN - 19955588 19955596 AB - Background and objective: Thyroidectomy is an operation that involves surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. The main postoperative complications of thyroidectomy are hypoparathyroidism and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. This study aimed to find out the main postoperative complications particularly nerve damage during total thyroidectomy or total lobectomy.Methods: The medical records of patients who were diagnosed with thyroid disease and underwent surgery between January 2nd, 2013 and December 30th, 2014 in Teaching, Shar, Soma and Zhian hospitals in Sulaimaniyah were retrospectively reviewed. Results: All patients who underwent total thyroidectomy or total lobectomy surgeries were discharged within 24 hours of the operation. During the average follow-up of 24 months, no case of permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve injury was registered. Vocal cord paralysis was considered to be present, when there was absent or markedly reduced movement of the affected vocal cord. Conclusions: Meticulous hemostasis and a delicate technique are required to prevent nerve injury. We recommend dissection and division of all the vessels flush with the thyroid capsule at the anterior and peripheral aspect of the gland. Separate ligation of anterior and posterior branched of the superior thyroid artery will preserve the external branch of the superior laryngeal nerves.

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