Completion thyroidectomy in XXXX : When to perform?

@entity1 @entity32 @entity41 @entity4 @entity346 @entity3746 @entity259
OBJECTIVE: Completion thyroidectomy is recommended in @entity1 who have been diagnosed with @entity259 on histopathological evaluation, if their first operation was a conservative approach. The critical issue is when to do the second operation. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The medical records of 66 @entity1 who underwent completion thyroidectomy for the treatment of @entity259 in our clinic between 2006-2013 were retrospectively analyzed. All data were compared after @entity1 were divided into two groups according to the interval between the first surgery and completion thyroidectomy. RESULTS: Fifty-two @entity1 (78.8%) were @entity1 and 14 @entity1 (21.2%) were male. Completion thyroidectomy was performed 10-90 days after the initial surgery (group 1) in 26 @entity1 , whereas it was performed later than 90 days in 40 @entity1 (group 2). @entity346 occurred in two @entity1 (7.7%) in group 1, and in 3 @entity1 (7.5%) in group 2. Transient recurrent @entity3746 was observed in 1 @entity1 (3.9%) in group 1, and in 1 @entity1 (2.5%) in group 2. There were no permanent morbidities in both groups. @entity41 rate after completion thyroidectomy was 45.5%. There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups in terms of complications after completion thyroidectomy. CONCLUSION: Although in some studies it is recommended that completion thyroidectomy should be performed either before scar tissue development or after clinical remission of scar tissue, @entity4 and @entity32 , we believe that timing of surgery has no effect on morbidity.
