SURGICAL OUTCOMES OF CONVENTIONAL TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY IN IRAQI PATIENTS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Wissam Jassim Naif*

ABSTRACT

Thyroidectomy is a short-term procedure, although postoperative complications are possible, it represents the gold standard for multi-nodular goiter in particular. The aim of study was to impact surgical outcomes of conventional total thyroidectomy in patients with goiter. This retrospective study included 60 adult patients with goiter who underwent conventional total thyroidectomy in the surgical wards of Tikrit hospitals, Salah Al-Din Governorate, Iraq, from February 2023 to July 2024.The results showed that among all studied patients, Only 5 (8%) patients had postoperative complications. The common complications included : hematoma in 2 patients (3%), also wound infection in 2 patients (3%), and recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy observed in only 1 patient (2%). Mortality rate was (0 %). It was concluded that conventional total thyroidectomy for patients with multi-nodular goiter is safe and appropriate.

Keywords: Thyroidectomy, Postoperative complications, Multi-nodular goiter.