Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Thyroidectomy: Flapless thyroidectomy in the test group.
Intervention2: Thyroidectomy: Flapless thyroidectomy in test group. Flaps will not be raised for thyroid removal in this group.
Sponsors
MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients of Thyroid enlargement needing hemithyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy. Age greater than 18 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of previous neck surgery. History of Irradiation to head and neck region in the past. Requirement of extensive lymph node dissection. Locally invasive malignancy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparison of postoperative seroma formation between flapless and conventional thyroidecomy.Timepoint: 1 week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 2.a Intraoperative time 2.b Intraoperative bleeding. 2.c Recurrent Laryngeal nerve injury 2.d Postoperative hypocalcemia 2.e Drain output Timepoint: Till 1 week after after surgery. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactChandra bhushan singh
Maulana Azad Medical College
Outcome results
None listed