Post Thyroidectomy Endoscopic Laryngeal Examination :Is it Mandatory?

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03079193

Enrollment

100

Registered

2017-03-14

Start date

2011-01-31

Completion date

2014-02-28

Last updated

2017-03-14

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Conditions

Thyroid

Keywords

post thyroidectomy, laryngeoscopic examination

Brief summary

Post thyroidectomy laryngeal nerve injuries are frequently encountered specially in total and near total thyroidectomy some unilateral injuries are not clinically evident and asymptomatic. The aim of this study is to compare mandatory versus selective post-thyroidectomy endoscopic examination of larynx to detect laryngeal nerve injuries.

Detailed description

100 patients were randomly divided into two groups, group I for whom mandatory post thyroidectomy endoscopic laryngoscopic examination and the other group of only symptomatic patients selected for direct laryngoscopic examination.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all post thyroidectomy patients

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
endoscopic laryngeal examination post thyroidectomy	3 years	usefulness of endoscopic laryngeal examination post thyroidectomy

Outcome results