Feasibility of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Axilla and Breast Approaches for Larger Goiters: Widening the Horizons

Table 2

Details of operative procedure, operation time, and perioperative outcomes.


S. No.	Parameter	Group I (n=61)	Group II (n=40)	P value

1	Approach - ABA	30 (49.2%)	9 (22.5%)	0.07
1	- BABA	31 (50.8%)	31 (77.5%)	0.07

2	Surgery performed
	TT	12	19
	HT	43	20
	CT	3	1
	TT+CCND	2	0
	TT+CCND+SLND	1	0

3	Conversion to open	1	3	0.13

4	Mean gland weight (grams)	21.5 ± 15.3	62.3 ± 51.3	0.001
	Range (grams)	6-60	18-253	0.001

5	Mean Operation time
	Hemithyroidectomy (mins)	152.0 ± 38.6	184.3 ± 85.5	0.15
	Total Thyroidectomy (mins)	206.4 ± 62.0	243 ± 57.92	0.22
	TT+CCND	220 + 28.3	-
	Completion Thyroidectomy (mins)	96.5 ± 23.3	145	0.33

6	Mean hospital stay (days)	3.4 ± 1.4	4.1 ± 1.2	0.01

7	Complications
	Transient RLN palsy	4 (6.5%)	2 (5%)	0.11
	Transient hypocalcaemia^¥ (Biochemical/Clinical)	7/18(38.9%)	11/20(55.0%)	0.51
	Permanent RLN palsy	1(1.6%)	0	1.0
	Permanent hypoparathyroidism^¥	0	0
	Seroma	2.1 ± 0.1	2.0	1.0
	Skin bruising/hematoma	2.3 ± 2.6	2.0 ±	1.0
	Paraesthesia	2.1 ± 0.2	2.0 ±	0.51

: p value <0.05 was considered significant.
¥: transient hypocalcaemia and permanent hypoparathyroidism were calculated only for patients who underwent CT, TT, or TT+CCND±SLND.

Journal of Thyroid Research

Feasibility of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Axilla and Breast Approaches for Larger Goiters: Widening the Horizons

Table 2