Background In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed to determine the risk
factors associated with neck hematoma requiring surgical re-intervention after …

Objective: To develop evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective, and appropriate
thyroidectomy. Background: Surgical management of thyroid disease has evolved …

Background Intrathoracic goitres (ITG) often present with compressive symptoms and
require specialised care by experienced surgical teams. Most ITG can be accessed by a …

Introduction Postoperative neck hematoma (PNH) is an uncommon but potentially-lethal
complication of thyroid surgery. Objective To identify the risk factors for postthyroidectomy …

Background The aim of this study was to evaluate a new thyroidectomy difficulty scale (TDS)
for its inter-rater agreement, correspondence with operative times, and correlation with …

Importance Ultrasound‐guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) is an excellent tool for
evaluating patients with solitary thyroid nodules, with a false‐negative malignancy rate of< …

Background Thyromegaly and thyroid nodules are known to cause compressive symptoms,
but the exact relationship between nodule size and development of compressive symptoms …

Background: the difference in the risk of thyroid malignancy for patients with multinodular
goiter (MNG) and solitary nodular goiter (SNG) remains controversial. Although total …

Background Thyroidectomy for massive goiters is challenging because of the increased risk
of tracheomalacia, combined sternotomy, postoperative morbidity, and mortality, whereas …

Patients undergoing thyroid surgery with retrosternal goitre may raise concerns for the
anaesthetist, especially airway management. We reviewed a multicentre prospective thyroid …