International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (Jul 2024)
Impact of Drain Placement on Postoperative Complications after Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiter
- Usama Waqar,
- Ayesha Nasir Hameed,
- Meher Angez,
- Sudhesh Kumar,
- Hajra Arshad,
- Marium Tariq Siddiqui,
- Hira Khan,
- Werdah Viquar,
- Aiza Abbas,
- Arsalan Javid,
- Haissan Iftikhar,
- Syed Akbar Abbas,
- Huma Naz,
- Sarah Saleem
Affiliations
- Usama Waqar
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Ayesha Nasir Hameed
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Meher Angez
- ORCiD
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Sudhesh Kumar
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Hajra Arshad
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Marium Tariq Siddiqui
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Hira Khan
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Werdah Viquar
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Aiza Abbas
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Arsalan Javid
- Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- Haissan Iftikhar
- ORCiD
- Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Syed Akbar Abbas
- ORCiD
- Department of Surgery, Section of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
- Huma Naz
- Gastroenterology and Surgery Service Line, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
- Sarah Saleem
- Department of Community Health Sciences, Medical College, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-1777804
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 28,
no. 03
pp. e451 – e459
Abstract
Introduction Despite the evidence against drain placement after thyroidectomy, there is a lack of consensus on drain use in patients with substernal goiter.
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