ArticleGland surgery2026
Sternohyoid and sternothyroid approach in reoperations for recurrent thyroid cancer: a comparative analysis.
Article in Gland surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Background: Reoperation for recurrent thyroid cancer (TC) presents unique challenges, necessitating exploration of optimal surgical approaches for improved outcomes. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the lateral intermuscular approach (LIA) between the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles with the standard cervical white line approach (SCWLA) in reoperations for recurrent TC. Methods: In the single-center retrospective cohort study, a total of 102 patients with recurrent TC undergoing reoperation were included and, according to the intraoperatively selected surgical approach, were divided into a SCWLA group (n=51) and a LIA between the sternohyoid and sternothyroid muscles group (n=51). Thyroid exposure, surgical parameters, and postoperative complications were evaluated. Results: The LIA group demonstrated significantly better thyroid exposure across multiple anatomical regions, providing a wider surgical field, clearer visualization of key structures, and facilitating safer dissection, along with shorter operative and hospitalization period and reduced intraoperative blood loss compared with the SCWLA group. Postoperative complications were also less frequent in the LIA group. Conclusions: Implementing the sternohyoid and sternothyroid LIA in reoperations for recurrent TC offers improved local structure exposure, decreased trauma, faster recovery, and reduced postoperative complications.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.