Lateral approach contributes to shortened surgical time in video-assisted neck surgery (VANS) for thyroid nodule

Saori Takeda, MD, PhD; Keisuke Enomoto, MD, PhD; Masanobu Hiraoka, MD; Naoko Kumashiro, MD; Mai Miyamoto, MD; Shun Hirayama, MD; Takahito Kimura, MD; Shunji Tamagawa, MD, PhD; Masamitsu Kono, MD, PhD; Gen Sugita, MD, PhD; Makiko Ohtani, MD, PhD; Muneki Hotomi, MD, PhD

Surgery Open Science (Jul 2022)

Lateral approach contributes to shortened surgical time in video-assisted neck surgery (VANS) for thyroid nodule

Saori Takeda, MD, PhD,
Keisuke Enomoto, MD, PhD,
Masanobu Hiraoka, MD,
Naoko Kumashiro, MD,
Mai Miyamoto, MD,
Shun Hirayama, MD,
Takahito Kimura, MD,
Shunji Tamagawa, MD, PhD,
Masamitsu Kono, MD, PhD,
Gen Sugita, MD, PhD,
Makiko Ohtani, MD, PhD,
Muneki Hotomi, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Saori Takeda, MD, PhD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Keisuke Enomoto, MD, PhD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Masanobu Hiraoka, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Naoko Kumashiro, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Mai Miyamoto, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Shun Hirayama, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Takahito Kimura, MD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Shunji Tamagawa, MD, PhD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Masamitsu Kono, MD, PhD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Gen Sugita, MD, PhD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Makiko Ohtani, MD, PhD: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan
Muneki Hotomi, MD, PhD: Corresponding author. Tel.: +81-73-441-0651 (business phone); fax: +81-73-446-3846.; Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, 811-1 Kimiidera, Wakayama, 641-8509, Japan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9
pp. 19 – 23

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Background: Despite endoscopic thyroid surgery contributing to excellent cosmetic outcomes, it requires longer surgical time than open surgery. This study evaluates the factors associated with operative time in video-assisted neck surgery. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent hemithyroidectomy by video-assisted neck surgery at a single hospital between 2017 and 2021. The clinical parameters were evaluated: age, sex, body weight, body mass index, coexistence of Hashimoto thyroiditis, side of operation, surgical approach to thyroid (midline approach or lateral approach), operation time, amount of blood loss during surgery, maximum tumor diameter and tumor volume, and postoperative complications. These parameters were compared to investigate the association of operative time and surgical approach. Results: Seventy consecutive patients were enrolled in this study, the median age at operation was 50 years, and there were 6 (8.6%) men and 64 (91.4%) women. The median body weight and body mass index at operation were 56.6 kg and 21.5, respectively. Coexistence of Hashimoto thyroiditis was found in 17 (24.3%) patients. Significant differences were found between the groups with longer and shorter operation time than median 201 minutes in surgical approaches to the thyroid (P < .001) and the amount of bleeding during surgery (P = .039). There were no differences in other candidates between the groups. Median operation times were 242 minutes in midline approach and 131 minutes in lateral approach (P < .001). Conclusion: The lateral approach of video-assisted neck surgery to the thyroid can contribute to shortened surgical time in the case of benign thyroid nodules.

Published in Surgery Open Science

ISSN: 2589-8450 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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