Goiter
Conditions
Brief summary
This study was prospective randomized double-blinded clinical trial on patients with thyroid disease who underwent thyroidectomy in the general surgery department, Mansoura university hospitals during the period of February 2017 to February 2018.Two techniques for vascular sealing were compared: conventional tying and harmonic scalpel
Interventions
PROCEDUREConventional thyroidectomy
Thyroid vessels are ligated with sutures and divided
PROCEDUREHarmonic scalpel thyroidectomy
Thyroid vessels are sealed using harmonic scalpel device
Sponsors
Mansoura University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Patients of both genders aging above 18 years presented with primary thyroid diseases requiring thyroidectomy including: * Solitary thyroid nodule (STN) * Multinodular goiter * Controlled toxic goiter * Inflammatory goiter (thyroiditis) * Early-stage thyroid cancer.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients unfit for surgery * patients unwilling to participate in the study * Pregnant women * Thyroid cancer with lymph node or distant metastasis. * Patients with psychiatric disturbances.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Volume of postoperative drainage | At 24 hours after surgery | The volume of fluid drained in the suction drain placed in the neck in milliliters |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed