Abstract

Dr. Muhammad Salman Asif*, Dr. Taha Akhtar and Dr. Muhammad Huzefa Abid

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study's objective was to determine the frequency of postoperative complications after thyroid surgery due to malignancy in the histopathology report. Study design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place & Duration of study: This study performed at Sheikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore, from January 2019 to December 2019. Methodology: 114 patients who underwent completion thyroidectomy to treat well-differentiated thyroid cancer were included in this study. Patients with medullary, anaplastic, and thyroid lymphoma were excluded. Serum calcium levels were monitored one day before the surgery and on the first postoperative day. Written and informed consent was taken, and data collected on a predesigned form. Results: Recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) was identified and preserved in all cases. Two (1.7%) patients developed transient hoarseness of voice, 8 (7.01%) had transient hypocalcemia, and 4 (3.5%) patients developed seroma. Two (1.7%) patient was re-explored on the same postoperative day for neck hematoma, which caused dyspnea and tachypnea. No patient developed a wound infection. No patient developed permanent hypoparathyroidism/hypocalcemia at three months follow-up. Conclusion: Complete thyroidectomy can be securely used as a foundation of treatment for well-differentiated thyroid malignancies.