Comparison of postoperative pain between transoral and conventional thyroidectomy: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Journal: Surgical endoscopy
PMID: 38253696

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The extent of postoperative pain following transoral thyroidectomy is not well-understood and remains a subject of debate. This study aims to analyze and compare postoperative pain levels between patients undergoing transoral and conventional transcervical thyroidectomy.

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  • Min Kyu Park
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
  • Van Cuong Nguyen
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
  • Eugene Kim
    Department of Biological Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Chang Myeon Song
  • Yong Bae Ji
  • Jin Hyeok Jeong
    Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seongdong-Gu, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea.
  • Kyung Tae

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