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RESUMEN Introducción: El tratamiento del carcinoma papilar de tiroides (CPT) implica la tiroidectomía total (TT) con disección cervical radical modificada en caso de evidenciarse adenopatías. Existen diversas complicaciones vasculares y neurológicas asociadas a este proceso, en este caso vamos a describir la trombosis carotídea como una rara lesión secundaria en el postoperatorio (0,1%). Material y métodos: Caso clínico diagnosticado y tratado en nuestro centro. Caso clínico: Mujer de 55 años diagnosticada de CPT e intervenida realizando TT y disección yugular modificada. Durante el postoperatorio inició con clínica de tos irritativa y disfagia, por lo que se le realizó una tomografía computarizada (TC) cervical en el que se apreciaba trombosis de la arteria carótida común izquierda con repermeabilización distal. En la resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN) cerebral no se encontraron alteraciones. Se inició tratamiento anticoagulante y posteriormente antiagregante. La lesión no progresó consiguiendo una evolución favorable. Conclusiones: La trombosis carotídea se trata de una complicación extremadamente rara de la disección cervical. Debe sospecharse para llevar a cabo un diagnóstico temprano e iniciar el tratamiento lo antes posible, para evitar así la progresión de la enfermedad con secuelas que podrían ser irreversibles.
ABSTRACT Introduction: The treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) involves total thyroidectomy (TT) with modified radical cervical dissection in case of evidence of lymphadenopathy. There are several vascular and neurological complications associated with this process, in this case we will describe carotid thrombosis as a rare secondary lesion in the postoperative period (0.1%). Material and methods: Clinical case diagnosed and treated in our center. Case report: A 55-year-old woman diagnosed with PTC and operated on with TT and modified jugular dissection. During the postoperative period, he started with a clinic of irritative cough and dysphagia. A cervical computed tomography (CT) scan showed thrombosis of the left common carotid artery with distal repermeabilization. In cerebral nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) no alterations were found. Anticoagulant treatment and antiplatelet therapy were started. The lesion did not progress, achieving a favorable evolution. Conclusions: The carotid thrombosis is an extremely rare complication of cervical dissection. It should be suspected to carry out an early diagnosis and start the treatment as soon as possible, thus preventing the progression of the disease with sequelae that could be irreversible.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence and severity of biliary complications due to liver transplantation after choledochocholedochostomy with or without a T-tube in a single-center, prospective, randomized trial. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: The usefulness of the T-tube for end-to-end biliary anastomosis to reduce the incidence of biliary complications in patients undergoing liver transplantation has been controversial. METHODS: A per-protocol analysis was designed for liver recipients, who were randomly assigned to choledochocholedochostomy with (n = 95) or without (n = 92) a T-tube. RESULTS: The overall biliary complication rate was 22.5% (n = 42), with no difference between groups (P = 0.35). The majority (66.7%) of complications in the T-tube group were types I and II, whereas 50% were type IIIa and 44% were type IIIb in the non-T-tube group (P < 0.0001). Fewer anastomotic strictures were found in the T-tube group (n = 2, 2.1%) than in the non-T-tube group (n = 13, 14.1%; P = 0.002). No difference in anastomotic biliary leakage was observed between groups. Biliary complication-free survival rates showed that complications appeared earlier in the T-tube group. Graft and patient survival rates were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Complications in the T-tube group were less severe and required less aggressive treatment. The incidence of anastomotic strictures was higher in patients with no T-tube. We recommend conducting choledochocholedochostomy with a rubber T-tube during liver transplantation in risky anastomosis and when the bile duct diameter is less than 7 mm. This study is registered at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov: Clinical trial ID# NCT01546064.