ABSTRACT

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the complications in completion thyroidectomy after unilateral thyroid lobectomy and isthmusectomy. Study Design: Cross-sectional/Descriptive study Place and Duration: Study was conducted at the department of Surgery Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar for one year duration from January 2019 to December 2019. Methods: Total seventy patients of both genders were presented in this study. Patients were aged between 15-70 years of age. Patients detailed demographics age, sex and body mass index were recorded after taking informed written consent. Patients serum calcium level was calculated before surgery and first post-operative day. Complications were measured among patients who underwent complete thyroidectomy after unilateral thyroid lobectomy and isthmusectomy. Complete date was analyzed by SPSS 24.0 version. Results: Total 40 (57.14%) were females and 30 (43.86%) were males. Mean age of the patients was 40.15 ± 6.84 years with mean BMI 25.2 ± 2.48 kg/m2. Frequency of transient hypocalcemia was 7 (10%), 3 (4.3%) patients had seroma, transient hoarseness of voice was observed among 2 (2.86%) and frequency of neck hematoma was 2 (2.86%). Frequency of wound infection and permanent hypoparathyroidism /hypocalcemia among patients was 0. Conclusion: We concluded in this study that the complications (transient hypocalcemia, seroma, hematoma and transient hoarseness of voice) with no wound infection and permanent hypoparathyroidism /hypocalcemia was observed among patients. Completion thyroidectomy was safe and reliable treatment. Keywords: Completion Thyroidectomy, Thyroid lobectomy, thyroidectomy