Quality of life is not influenced by the extent of surgery in patients with benign goiter

Schmitz-Winnenthal, Friedrich H.; Schimmack, Simon; Lawrence, Ben; U, Maier; Heidmann, Miriam; Büchler, Markus W.; Frankenberg, Moritz von

doi:10.1007/s00423-011-0822-7

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“…A recently published study showed that the extent of thyroidectomy did not influence the QoL [20]. However, Values for variables found significant on multivariate analysis are in italics and in parentheses a Only significant correlation listed we noticed that patients who underwent total thyroidectomy had significantly better swallowing-related QoL than those who underwent hemithyroidectomy, though obviously the indications for the procedures would be different.…”

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Assessment of Swallowing Function Impairment in Patients with Benign Goiters and Impact of Thyroidectomy: A Case Control Study

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Assessment of Swallowing Function Impairment in Patients with Benign Goiters and Impact of Thyroidectomy: A Case Control Study

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“…Another important issue that could modify/influence both surgeon and patient choice in favor of a surgical option is the assessment of the QoL after thyroidectomy. Prior studies indicated that surgery extent does not influence the QoL [38] and the specific symptom Btiredness^remains one of the most affected domains [39][40][41] after thyroidectomy. It should be noted that in these studies both TT and HT are considered together.…”

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The prevalence of post-thyroidectomy chronic asthenia: a prospective cohort study

Scerrino¹,

Raspanti²,

Attard³

et al. 2017

Langenbecks Arch Surg

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Purpose Chronic asthenia (CA) is complained by some patients that have undergone thyroid surgery. We evaluate its impact in patients undergoing unilateral or bilateral thyroidectomy, the trend during a 1-year follow-up, and the possible risk factors. Methods A prospective, cohort study was carried out on 263 patients scheduled for thyroidectomy from 2012 and 2014. Exclusion criteria were as follows: Graves' disease, malignancies requiring radioiodine therapy, post-surgical hypoparathyroidism, laryngeal nerve palsy, abnormal pre-and postoperative thyroid hormone levels, and BMI outside the normal range. Demographics; smoking and alcoholism addiction; cardiac, pulmonary, renal, and hepatic failure; diabetes; anxiety; and depression were recorded. The Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) was used to evaluate CA and its possible association with these comorbidities 6 and 12 months after thyroidectomy. Results One hundred seventy-seven patients underwent total thyroidectomy (TT), 54 hemithyroidectomy (HT). Thirty-two patients were not recorded because of the onset of exclusion criteria. In the 6 months after thyroidectomy, in the TT group, 64 patients (36.16%) reported an impairment in the BFI score and only 1 in the TL group. The mean BFI score changed from 1.663(±1.191) to 2.16 (±11.148) in the TT group, from 1.584 (±1.371) to 1.171 (±1.093) in the TL group (p < 0.001). No further significant variations in BFI were reported 1 year after surgery. Conclusions CA worsened after TT, but not after HT. Apart from operative procedure itself, no other risk factor was found be significantly associated with post-thyroidectomy asthenia. Further investigation is needed to determine the causes of CA.

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“…Studies evaluating the effects of treatment of nontoxic goiters on QOL, using well‐validated instruments, are few and show conflicting results . Using generic questionnaires, Short Form Health Survey‐36 and EuroQOL‐5D questionnaires, 2 studies found no improvements in QOL after thyroid surgery . A concern aired regarding these results was the possible low sensitivity of generic questionnaires in general.…”

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Quality of life after thyroidectomy in patients with nontoxic nodular goiter: A prospective cohort study

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Quality of life is not influenced by the extent of surgery in patients with benign goiter

Abstract: Thyroid surgery can be done safely and without impairment of life quality, regardless of the extent of the operation.

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Assessment of Swallowing Function Impairment in Patients with Benign Goiters and Impact of Thyroidectomy: A Case Control Study

Assessment of Swallowing Function Impairment in Patients with Benign Goiters and Impact of Thyroidectomy: A Case Control Study

The prevalence of post-thyroidectomy chronic asthenia: a prospective cohort study

Quality of life after thyroidectomy in patients with nontoxic nodular goiter: A prospective cohort study

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