Thyroidectomy in Octogenarians
Joint Authors
Mahrus, Ali K.
al-Liban, Muhammad A.
Buriynan, Liyam
Source
Suez Canal University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.93-98, 6 p.
Publisher
Suez Canal University Faculty of Medicine
Publication Date
2014-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
there is a strongly held belief that thyroid surgery on octogenarians is more risky at younger patients.
This study aims at investigating whether this assumption is true or not.
Objective: to evaluate the safety of thyroid surgery in the octogenarian population.
Materials and Methods: We retrospectively examined our database for those patients who underwent thyroidectomy at the age of 80 years or above between 2004 and 2009.
Data were collected re-garding patients’ age, gender, presenting symptoms, comorbidities, preoperative investigations including Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), whether they underwent total, completion or hemithyroidectomy, postoperative complications, the need for postoperative critical care and histology.
Results: 23 patients were identified.
All patients had preoperative ultrasound scan of the neck and six had a CT scan of the neck and chest to assess for retrosternal extension.
No postoperative complications were reported except for one patient with hematoma and another with right vocal cord palsy.
Conclusion: Thyroidectomy in octogenarians is a safe procedure.
The incidence of complications in our series is not higher than those in younger population.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mahrus, Ali K.& al-Liban, Muhammad A.& Buriynan, Liyam. 2014. Thyroidectomy in Octogenarians. Suez Canal University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.93-98.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mahrus, Ali K.…[et al.]. Thyroidectomy in Octogenarians. Suez Canal University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 2 (Dec. 2014), pp.93-98.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-577048
American Medical Association (AMA)
Mahrus, Ali K.& al-Liban, Muhammad A.& Buriynan, Liyam. Thyroidectomy in Octogenarians. Suez Canal University Medical Journal. 2014. Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.93-98.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-577048
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 97-98
Record ID
BIM-577048