NICOLA TARTAGLIA*, ROBERTA IADAROLA, ALESSANDRA DI LASCIA, ALBERTO FERSINI, ANTONIO AMBROSI
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Luigi Pinto Street, No. 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy
Background and Objective: Complication rates from total thyroidectomy are low, at present mortality for this procedure is around 0% and overall complication rate is less than 3%. Major complication includes wound infection, hematoma, recurrent laryn- geal nerve palsy, hypoparathyroidism. Tracheal injury associated with thyroidectomy is rare,but when it occurs it can be very dange- rous.Tracheal perforation is generally not considered a complication as such, but rather atechnical occurrence during surgery that requires expeditious attention. Tracheal perforation, if encountered, needs to be managed appropriately incenters of expertise for high volume of thyroidectomy.
Total thyroidectomy, Tracheal injury, Tracheal surgery, Tracheal lesion-Tracheostomy-Tracheal laceration.
10.19193/0393-6384_2018_2_67