Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Near the Nerve Entry Point in Total Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
intraoperative neuromonitoring
recovery time
recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
thyroid surgery
total endoscopic thyroidectomy
Journal
Cancer management and research
ISSN: 1179-1322
Titre abrégé: Cancer Manag Res
Pays: New Zealand
ID NLM: 101512700
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
09
09
2021
accepted:
22
11
2021
entrez:
9
12
2021
pubmed:
10
12
2021
medline:
10
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (RLNI) still occurs in total endoscopic thyroidectomy (TET) by using intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). As the region where most injuries occur, more attention should be paid to RLNI near the nerve entry point (NEP) in TET. This cohort study collected retrospectively data from 415 patients who underwent TET between February 2012 and December 2019. The functions of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in TET were recorded by IONM. The patients with RLNI near the NEP were followed up by laryngoscopies. The demographic and clinical characteristics, the mechanisms of RLNI, and the outcomes of RLNI were recorded and analyzed. There were a total of 444 at-risk nerves in 405 patients were analyzed. The incidence of RLNI near the NEP was 7.9%. RLNs with extralaryngeal branches were more likely to be injured near the NEP (P = 0.037). The incidences of different types of RLNI, in order of frequency, were 68.8% for thermal injury (n = 22), 28.1% for traction/compression injury (n = 9), and 3.1% for transverse injury (n = 1). A total of 93.8% (n = 30) of RLNI patients had complete recovery of vocal cord activity function. The extralaryngeal branch was a risk factor for RLNI near the NEP in TET. Thermal injury caused by an ultrasonic scalpel was the most common cause of RLNI near the NEP. Most RLNIs near the NEP would eventually recover.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (RLNI) still occurs in total endoscopic thyroidectomy (TET) by using intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM). As the region where most injuries occur, more attention should be paid to RLNI near the nerve entry point (NEP) in TET.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
METHODS
This cohort study collected retrospectively data from 415 patients who underwent TET between February 2012 and December 2019. The functions of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) in TET were recorded by IONM. The patients with RLNI near the NEP were followed up by laryngoscopies. The demographic and clinical characteristics, the mechanisms of RLNI, and the outcomes of RLNI were recorded and analyzed.
RESULTS
RESULTS
There were a total of 444 at-risk nerves in 405 patients were analyzed. The incidence of RLNI near the NEP was 7.9%. RLNs with extralaryngeal branches were more likely to be injured near the NEP (P = 0.037). The incidences of different types of RLNI, in order of frequency, were 68.8% for thermal injury (n = 22), 28.1% for traction/compression injury (n = 9), and 3.1% for transverse injury (n = 1). A total of 93.8% (n = 30) of RLNI patients had complete recovery of vocal cord activity function.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
The extralaryngeal branch was a risk factor for RLNI near the NEP in TET. Thermal injury caused by an ultrasonic scalpel was the most common cause of RLNI near the NEP. Most RLNIs near the NEP would eventually recover.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34880678
doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S338551
pii: 338551
pmc: PMC8645946
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
8979-8987Informations de copyright
© 2021 Liu et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest related to this work.
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