ArticleEuropean 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 Surgery2024
A prospective study to assess cervical scar satisfaction following conventional open thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer.
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- Patient satisfaction and operator proficiency in gasless transaxillary endoscopic thyroidectomy under IONM: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundConventional open thyroidectomy (COT) remains a common method of thyroidectomy in many parts of the world for various reasons.
methodsIn this prospective (cross-sectional) study, we evaluated the scar satisfaction among patients and surgeons following COT using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) and the Patient Scar Assessment Questionnaire (PSAQ).
resultsA total of 116 patients were included. The median age of the patients was 44 years and the majority were women. The median scar length overall was 12.2 cm. On POSAS, the median score for surgeon 1 was 1 (range 1-5), for surgeon 2, it was 2 (range 1-6), and for the patient, it was 1 (range 1-6) suggesting good scar satisfaction. The patient's response in the PSAQ was also echoing similar outcomes with scar satisfaction.
conclusionsOverall, both the patients and the surgeons seem to be satisfied with the overall scar appearance following COT despite the scar length.
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