Zuckerkandl Tubercle Incidence Grade and Its Location to Inferior Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroid Surgery A Prospective Observational Study

Zuckerkandl Tubercle: Incidence, Grade, and Its Location to Inferior Laryngeal Nerve During Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20250420001

Enrollment

140

Registered

2025-04-20

Start date

2022-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Tubercle of Zuckerkandl Total thyroidectomy Inferior laryngeal nerve. Tubercle of Zuckerkandl

Interventions

Total thyroidectomy was performed in standardized manner starting superiorly (superior approach) after ligating middle thyroid vein. The thyroid gland was mobilized and retracted medially. ZT was iden

Supportive Care

thyroidectomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

15 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: cases with thyroid disease benign or malignant undergoing total thyroidectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients need lateral neck dissection 2. Recurrent goitre

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
zulercandel tubrcle operative number and percent	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative complication postoperative type, asscociated factors	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactRasha Abd Elghany

Assistant professor f general surgery at faculty of medicine for girls Alazhar university

rashaabdalaziz@azhar.edu.eg01150379726

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026