Thyroidectomy in children
Arch. Head Neck Surg
; 48(1): e00072019, Jan-Mar.2019.
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Surgical management of thyroid disease in children presents several peculiarities and has increasingly developed in recent years, but historically few studies conducted with this population have been published.Objective:
Analysis of the surgical approach and postoperative outcomes of 59 pediatric patients submitted to thyroidectomy between 2003 and 2019.Methods:
An outpatient postoperative follow-up of 59 patients aged 3-18 years submitted to thyroidectomy for different causes was performed, and immediate and late postoperative outcomes were analyzed. The operations were performed at a University Hospital as well as at Private Tertiary Hospitals.Results:
The following postoperative outcomes were observed three tracheostomies, 22 patients with transient hypoparathyroidism, eight patients with definitive hypoparathyroidism, and three patients with vocal fold paralysis.Conclusion:
Thyroidectomy in children is a procedure with a higher complication rate and needs to be performed by a team of high-volume surgeons. This study focuses on the adverse events, so that those interested in the subject are aware of them.Palavras-chave
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Arch. Head Neck Surg
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article