ArticleEuropean thyroid journal2017
Thyroidectomy Improves Tracheal Anatomy and Airflow in Patients with Nodular Goiter: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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- Quality of Life in Patients with Benign Non-Toxic Goiter After Surgical Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2022Pooled it
- The Impact of Post-Thyroidectomy Neck Stretching Exercises on Neck Discomfort, Pressure Symptoms, Voice and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial.World journal of surgery · 2022Trial
- The compensatory enlargement of the remaining thyroid lobe following hemithyroidectomy is small and without impact on symptom relief.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Trial
- Bleomycin TACE for symptomatic giant nodular goiter.European radiology · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics of multinodular goiter causing tracheal compression.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Case Report: Awake lateral decubitus intubation for a patient with critical tracheal stenosis secondary to retrosternal goiter: salvaging a 2 mm airway without ECMO support.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Tracheomalacia in patients undergoing thyroid surgery-What is the true estimate: A systematic review and meta-analysis.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025Review
- Does Radioactive Iodine Treatment Affect Thyroid Size and Tracheal Diameter?Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Predictors Related to the Progression of Multinodular Goiter Causing Tracheal Compression and Deviation: A Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2022Review
- Evaluation of Quality of Life in Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer by Means of the Thyroid-Specific Patient-Reported Outcome Questionnaire: A 5-Year Longitudinal Study.European thyroid journal · 2020Article
- Endocrine surgery during COVID-19 pandemic: do we need an update of indications in Italy?Endocrine · 2020Article
- The Impact of Esophageal Compression on Goiter Symptoms before and after Thyroid Surgery.European thyroid journal · 2019Article
- The Impact of Goiter and Thyroid Surgery on Goiter Related Esophageal Dysfunction. A Systematic Review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2018Article
- Management of compression symptoms of thyroid goiters: Hemithyroidectomy is equally as successful as total thyroidectomy.American journal of otolaryngologyArticle
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Abstract
objectiveA large goiter may cause compression of the trachea. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of thyroidectomy on tracheal anatomy and airflow and to correlate this with changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with benign nodular goiter.
methodsMagnetic resonance images of the neck and respiratory flow-volume curves, including both inspiration and expiration, were performed prior to and 6 months following surgery. HRQoL was measured by selected scales from the thyroid-specific patient-reported outcome (ThyPRO). Cohen's effect size (ES) was calculated as mean change divided by standard deviation at baseline. ES of 0.2-0.5 were defined as small, 0.5-0.8 as moderate, and values >0.8 as large.
resultsSixty-five patients completed all examinations. Median goiter volume was 58 mL (range, 14-642 mL) before surgery with surgical removal of a median of 43 g (range, 8-607 g). Six months after surgery, tracheal narrowing and deviation were diminished by a median of 26% (ES = 0.67,
conclusionsIn patients with symptomatic benign nodular goiter, thyroidectomy resulted in substantial improvements in tracheal anatomy and improvements in inspiratory flow, which were followed by gains in HRQoL. This information is pertinent when counseling patients before choice of treatment.
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