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Risk of Complications in Patients Undergoing Completion Thyroidectomy after Hemithyroidectomy for Thyroid Nodule with Indeterminate Cytology: An Italian Multicentre Retrospective Study.
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Abstract
There is still controversy as to whether patients undergoing a completion thyroidectomy after a hemithyroidectomy for a thyroid nodule with an indeterminate cytology have a comparable, increased or decreased risk of complications compared to those submitted to primary thyroid surgery. The main aim of this study was to investigate this topic. Patients undergoing a thyroidectomy for thyroid nodular disease with an indeterminate cytology in four high-volume thyroid surgery centres in Italy, between January 2017 and December 2020, were retrospectively analysed. Based on the surgical procedure performed, four groups were identified: the TT Group (total thyroidectomy), HT Group (hemithyroidectomy), CT Group (completion thyroidectomy) and HT + CT Group (hemithyroidectomy with subsequent completion thyroidectomy). A total of 751 patients were included. As for the initial surgery, 506 (67.38%) patients underwent a total thyroidectomy and 245 (32.62%) a hemithyroidectomy. Among all patients submitted to a hemithyroidectomy, 66 (26.94%) were subsequently submitted to a completion thyroidectomy. No statistically significant difference was found in terms of complications comparing both the TT Group with the HT + CT Group and the HT Group with the CT Group. The risk of complications in patients undergoing a completion thyroidectomy after a hemithyroidectomy for a thyroid nodule with an indeterminate cytology was comparable to that of patients submitted to primary thyroid surgery (both a total thyroidectomy and hemithyroidectomy).
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