• 1. Department of Thyroid Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221009, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xuzhou Central Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu 221009, P. R. China;
FENG Su, Email: fengsumail@foxmail.com
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Objective  To investigate the clinical effect of non inflatable endoscope assisted lateral cervical lymph node dissection in elderly patients with thyroid cancer. Methods  The clinical data of 61 patients with lateral cervical lymphadenectomy assisted by non inflatable endoscope from January 2016 to December 2020 were retrospectively summarized. There were 48 females and 13 males with an average age of (71±6.5) years (range, 65–82 years). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, cases of accessory nerve injury, cases of phrenic nerve injury, total number of lateral neck dissection lymph nodes, postoperative lymphatic leakage, postoperative drainage volume and hospital stay were counted. Neck ultrasonography and thyroglobulin levels were measured during follow-up to assess recurrence. Results  All patients successfully completed the non inflatable endoscopic assisted lateral cervical lymph node dissection, the operative time was 51–117 min, the average was (92±22.1) min, the intraoperative blood loss was about 80–150 mL, the average was (120±17.1) mL, the postoperative drainage was 190–670 mL, the average was (332±167.1) mL, the postoperative hospital stay was 5–13 d, the average was (9±2.3) d, the total number of lymph nodes was 11–23, the average was (16±4.7). There were 11 cases of hypoparathyroidism, 5 cases of temporary recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, 3 cases of accessory nerve injury and no case of phrenic nerve injury. One patient had local redness and swelling after removing the drainage tube. Lymphatic leakage occurred in 3 cases. There was no recurrence during the follow-up period. Conclusion  Non inflatable endoscope assisted lateral neck lymph node dissection provides technical support for elderly patients with thyroid cancer, and the effect is exact, and the short and medium-term follow-up results are satisfactory.

Citation: QIN Ruihao, MA Lina, XI Hailin, ZHAO Hao, FENG Su. Application of non inflatable endoscopic assisted lateral cervical lymph node dissection in elderly patients with thyroid cancer. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2022, 29(6): 779-782. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.202108107 Copy

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