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@entity1 @entity32 @entity1353 @entity1669 @entity5651 @entity1282 @entity259 @entity1374
OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Compressive symptoms are common in @entity1374 , but few studies have focused on the presence, associated factors, and etiology of compressive symptoms. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: @entity1 who underwent thyroidectomy from 2005 through 2009 were reviewed. The data included demographics, indication for surgery, compressive symptoms, complications, diagnosis, volume of thyroid gland, presence of @entity32 , and follow-up. RESULTS: Three hundred thirty-three @entity1 were identified. The mean age was 51 years, and 82% were female. Fifty-two percent (n=172) of @entity1 experienced compressive symptoms preoperatively, including @entity1282 (n=131) and @entity1353 (n=83). Twenty-six percent (n=86) of @entity1 presented with voice changes, and 8% (n=27) complained of odynophagia. Postoperatively, 25 @entity1 (8%) continued to have compressive symptoms (P<.0001), and 10 @entity1 (3%) developed new compressive symptoms. Compressive symptoms were present in 72% (n=21) of @entity1 with @entity1669 , 71% (n=5) of @entity1 with @entity259 , and 60% (n=92) of @entity1 with @entity5651 . The average volume of the gland in @entity1 with compressive symptoms was 75.5 mL compared to 37.1 mL in asymptomatic @entity1 (P<.0001). There was not a significant relationship between compressive symptoms and the presence of @entity32 (P=.869). CONCLUSIONS: @entity1 with @entity1374 frequently present with compressive symptoms, and the majority of @entity1 experience relief postoperatively. The volume of the thyroid gland is associated with compressive symptoms along with additional contributing factors.
