CompletedNot Applicable

CRANIO-CAUDAL AND LATERAL APPROACH FOR RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE

Turkey (Türkiye)198 participantsStarted 2018-06-01

Plain-language summary

The recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) dissection should be performed cranio-caudally in TOETVA approach.The aim of this study was to compare the cranio-caudal and lateral approach for RLN dissection in regard with the rates of LOS during conventional thyroidectomy using continuous intraoperative nerve monitoring (CIONM).

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria: * Multinoduler Goitre * Thyroid papillary cancer * Solitary thyroid nodule Exclusion criteria: * previous thyroid or parathyroid surgery, * substernal goiter, * preoperative VCP, * evidence of lateral lymph node metastasis, * intentional transection of the RLN due to tumor invasion, * failure to assess RLN functioning due to equipment issues with the IONM setup, * presurgical dissection amplitude of \<500µV, * patient's refusal to participate

What they're measuring

Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury

Timeframe: 6 months postoperatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04379804

SponsorIstanbul University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-11-30

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