COMPLICATIONS OF THYROIDECTOMY

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Thyroidectomy is the total or ƉĂƌƟĂů removal of the thyroid gland depending on the type and extent of the lesion. It has become a common surgical procedure and can be performed by surgeons of various ƐƉÄžcŝĂůŝnjĂƟŽnƐ͘. A total of 272 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ aged 14 to 82 underwent surgery between January 2011 and July 2019 at the Hospital /nƐƟƚƵƚŽ de Otorrinolaringologia de Rio Preto (HIORP), São José do Rio Preto, SP. Results: Of the 272 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ͕ a majority 215 (79%) were female and 57 (20,9%) were male. Anatomopathological ÄžxÄ‚mŝnĂƟŽn revealed malignant disease in 178 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (65,4%) and benign disease in 97 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (35,6%). Temporary hypocalcemia occurred in 45 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (16,5%), permanent hypocalcemia in 51 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (18,7%), temporary unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in 13 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (4,7%), and permanent unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy in 10 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (3,6%). Cervical hematoma occurred in 5 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (1,8%), 3 ƉĂƟÄžnƚƐ (1.1%) underwent tracheotomy, and there were no ƉĂƟÄžnÆš deaths.

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