ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2022
Loupe Assisted Thyroidectomy: A Tool for Reducing Complications.
Article in Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Experience over tools: does the use of magnifying loupes reduce the incidence of transient postoperative hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection? - a single-centre prospective randomized study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Trial
- Graphene-Based, Flexible, Wearable Piezoresistive Sensors with High Sensitivity for Tiny Pressure Detection.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Comparing Thyroidectomy Techniques, Surgical Loupe and Neuromonitoring Between ENT and Endocrine Surgeons-an Observational Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023Article
- An assessment of the role of surgical loupe technique in prevention of postthyroidectomy complications: a comparative prospective study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2023Article
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Abstract
The objective of this study is to assess if the use of magnification can reduce the incidence of hypocalcemia and vocal cord palsy in thyroid surgery. Data of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy (N = 50) for thyroid malignancy were analyzed retrospectively for 1 year. The patients were divided into two groups based on surgery with and without loupes. Hypocalcemia and Vocal cord palsy was assessed pre as well as post-operatively and the observations were noted. Descriptive statistics were performed to assess the proportion of the respective groups. Inferential statistics to find out the difference between the groups was done using the chi-square test. Significance level was kept at 5%. The incidence of hypocalcemia was 36.9% in the group done without loupes compared to 7.6% with loupes. The event of vocal cord injury though transient was 33% when done without loupes (
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