The estimation of the thyroid volume before surgery--an important prerequisite for minimally invasive thyroidectomy.
Ruggieri, M ; Fumarola, a ; Straniero, a ; et al. ; - ASI Sponsor
Sep - 2008
ISSN : 1435-2451 ;
journal : Langenbecks archives of surgery / Deutsche Gesellschaft f\ur Chirurgie

Issue : 5
type: Article Journal

Abstract
Actually, thyroid volume >25 ml, obtained by preoperative ultrasound evaluation, is a very important exclusion criteria for minimally invasive thyroidectomy. So far, among different imaging techniques, two-dimensional ultrasonography has become the more accepted method for the assessment of thyroid volume (US-TV). The aims of this study were: (1) to estimate the preoperative thyroid volume in patients undergoing minimally invasive total thyroidectomy using a mathematical formula and (2) to verify its validity by comparing it with the postsurgical TV (PS-TV).

keywords : Adult,Cicatrix,Cicatrix: etiology,Esthetics,Female,Follow-Up Studies,Goiter,Humans,Hyperthyroidism,Hyperthyroidism: surgery,Hyperthyroidism: ultrasonography,Linear Models,Male,Middle Aged,Minimally Invasive,Minimally Invasive: methods,Nodular,Nodular: surgery,Nodular: ultrasonography,Organ Size,Organ Size: physiology,Pain,Pain Measurement,Postoperative,Postoperative Complications,Postoperative Complications: etiology,Postoperative: etiology,Surgical Procedures,Thyroid Gland,Thyroid Gland: pathology,Thyroid Gland: ultrasonography,Thyroid Neoplasms,Thyroid Neoplasms: surgery,Thyroid Neoplasms: ultrasonography,Thyroid Nodule,Thyroid Nodule: surgery,Thyroid Nodule: ultrasonography,Thyroidectomy,Thyroidectomy: methods