Quality of Life and Surgical Outcome of Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) versus Open Thyroid Surgery: Experience from a Single Center in Vietnam

Table 4

Comparison symptoms-related thyroid surgery between the TOETVA group and open surgery group at 4 weeks after surgery.

Complications	TOETVA (n = 60)	OS (n = 61)	value
Numbness	1.2 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 1.3	0.078
Tingling	0.4 ± 0.6	0.6 ± 0.7	0.07
Cosmetic	4.6 ± 0.5	4.1 ± 0.9	0.0001
Voice impairment	1.2 ± 1.1	1.6 ± 1.3	0.08
Swallowing impairment	1.18 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 1.0	0.09
Neck movement impairment	0.8 ± 0.8	0.7 ± 0.8	0.47
Sloulder movement impairment	0.6 ± 0.5	0.6 ± 0.8	0.771
Physical activity reduction	0.9 ± 0.9	1.1 ± 1.0	0.273
Psychosocial impairment	0.5 ± 0.8	0.7 ± 0.8	0.69
VAS	1.2 ± 1.3	1.4 ± 1.5	0.443
Overall satisfaction	4.6 ± 0.5	4.2 ± 0.9	0.002