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- Title
A prospective study comparing the gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy trans-axillary approach to conventional open thyroidectomy: health and quality of life outcomes.
- Authors
Xu, Tianfeng; Qin, Xiangquan; Zhang, Yujie; Li, Pengyu; Ran, Yanhao; Fan, Yuanyuan; Zheng, Xun; Wei, Tao
- Abstract
Background: The relationship between different surgical treatments and quality of life remains uncertain for differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). The aim of this study is to compare the gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy trans-axillary approach (ET) and traditional open thyroidectomy (OT) through a prospective cohort study focusing on the rate of the efficacy, and quality of life (QoL). Methods: This prospective observational longitudinal cohort study enrolled 134 female patients diagnosed with DTC from December 01/2021 to December 31/2022. Multiple scales were applicated to evaluate the differences in quality of life, effectiveness, safety, etc. between the two groups during preoperative and postoperative follow-up periods, including the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30, version 3.0 (QOL-C30), Symptom Checklist (SCL-90), Scar Cosmesis Assessment and Rating (SCAR-Q), voice impairment score (VIS), swallowing impairment score (SIS), and neck impairment score (NIS). Results: Among them, 68 accepted ET and 66 patients underwent OT. To enhance comparability between the two groups, the patients enrolled in this study are female. Compared with the OT group, the ET group performed significantly better postoperative physical quality of life, including sound (p = 0.036), swallowing (p < 0.001), and neck function (p = 0.010). The ET group was also associated with significantly better cosmetic satisfaction (p < 0.001), and relatively faster recovery in psychological and emotional situation. Conclusions: Gasless endoscopic thyroidectomy through an axillary approach leads to good cosmetic and psychological effects, improves postoperative QoL, and could be recommended for rapid postoperative recovery and involvement in daily and social activities.
- Subjects
NECK physiology; POSTOPERATIVE care; THYROID gland tumors; RESEARCH funding; PATIENT safety; T-test (Statistics); AESTHETICS; SCIENTIFIC observation; QUESTIONNAIRES; FISHER exact test; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; TREATMENT effectiveness; PREOPERATIVE care; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; CHI-squared test; MANN Whitney U Test; LONGITUDINAL method; QUALITY of life; CONVALESCENCE; COMPARATIVE studies; DEGLUTITION; DATA analysis software; THYROIDECTOMY; ENDOSCOPY
- Publication
Surgical Endoscopy & Other Interventional Techniques, 2024, Vol 38, Issue 4, p1995
- ISSN
1866-6817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-024-10689-y