Transareola single-site laparoendoscopic bilateral thyroidectomy.

BACKGROUND

Transareola single-site endoscopic thyroidectomy has been successfully established as a surgical approach. This study investigated the feasibility and safety of transareola single-site endoscopic thyroidectomy for bilateral thyroid disease.

PATIENTS AND

METHODS

Twelve patients who underwent bilateral thyroidectomy were enrolled in this study. The surgical outcomes were analyzed, including operation time, intraoperative bleeding volume, postoperative pain score, and cosmetic satisfaction score.

RESULTS

All patients underwent successful transareola single-site endoscopic bilateral thyroidectomy, and no patient was semiconverted to three-port endoscopic surgery or open surgery. Seven patients underwent bilateral partial thyroidectomy, and 5 patients underwent subtotal thyroidectomy plus contralateral partial thyroidectomy. The mean operation time was 165±23.8 minutes (range, 142-185 minutes). The mean intraoperative bleeding volume was 27.3±12.3 mL (range, 20-45 mL). The mean postoperative wound drainage was 121±45.8 mL (range, 85-137 mL). The drainage tube was removed 3-4 days after surgery. The mean visual analog scale score was 3.3±2.5 (range, 1-5) at 24 hours postoperatively. The patients were followed up for 2 month with no complaint of chest wall wound pain and numbness. The mean cosmetic satisfaction score was 9.55±0.8 (range, 8-10).

CONCLUSIONS

Transareola single-site endoscopic bilateral thyroidectomy is feasible and safe and has the advantages of high cosmetic satisfaction.