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ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2020

Pneumoperitoneum after transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach.

James Wei Ming Kwek, Maria Judith Pang, Harold H W Heah

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Complications of Transoral Thyroidectomy: Overview and Update.Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology · 2021
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3 authors.

James Wei Ming KwekDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9998-0349
Maria Judith PangDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore.
Harold H W HeahDepartment of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Singapore General Hospital Singapore.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is a relatively safe procedure with comparable safety profile as open thyroidectomy. While gas insufflation complications such as subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum have been reported postoperatively, there have been no reports of pneumoperitoneum. CASE REPORT: Our patient underwent an uneventful TOETVA to remove her left thyroid lobe. Postoperatively, she developed subcutaneous emphysema, pneumomediastinum, and pneumoperitoneum, which were confirmed on CT scan. She was managed conservatively and recovered uneventfully.

conclusionThe authors report the first case of pneumoperitoneum following TOETVA. Surgeons performing TOETVA should be aware of pneumoperitoneum as a possible complication of this procedure after excluding other possible causes.

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endoscopicgas‐insufflation complicationspneumoperitoneumthyroidectomytransoral endoscopic thyroidectomy

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PMID32596503
PMCPMC7314460

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