Surgery
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Solitary thyroid nodule Age between 20 and 50 years Good overall health (no chronic debilitating diseases) Any gender
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Age under 20 years or over 50 years Chronic debilitating diseases (hepatic cell failure, chronic kidney failure) Multinodular goiter Preoperative vocal cord mobility impairment Preoperative malignancy identification Enlarged cervical lymph nodes on ultrasonography or distal metastasis Bilateral or diffuse thyroid disease History of radiotherapy to the neck Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Thyroid hormone replacement requirement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Histopathology result (benign vs malignant) | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Professor of Surgery