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Table 2 Recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis in the two groups in relation to type of surgery and histology

From: Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients

 

Group A (993 patients) n (%)

Group B (1041 patients) n (%)

p value

 

Recurrent nerve palsy

28 (2.82%)

23 (2.21%)

0.4604

p > 0.05

• Unilateral

26 (2.62%)

21 (2.02%)

0.4507

p > 0.05

• Bilateral

2 (0.2%)

2 (0.19%)

0.6503

p > 0.05

Transient nerve palsy

21 (2.11%)

17 (1.63%)

0.5232

p > 0.05

• Total thyroidectomy

15 (1.51%)

12 (1.15%)

0.6094

p > 0.05

• Completion thyroidectomy

2** (0.2%)

2 (0.19%)

0.583

p > 0.05

• Total thyroidectomy + lymphectomy

4 (0.4%)

3 (0.29%)

0.6981

p > 0.05

• Multinodular goiter

7 (0.7%)

8 (0.77%)

0.9875

p > 0.05

• Differentiated carcinoma

8** (0.81%)

4 (0.38%)

0.2569

p > 0.05

• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

2 (0.2%)

4 (0.38%)

0.647

p > 0.05

• Graves’ disease

2 (0.2%)

1 (0.1%)

0.9546

p > 0.05

• Medullary carcinoma

0

0

-

-

Permanent nerve palsy

7 (0.7%)

6 (0.58%)

0.9319

p > 0.05

• Total thyroidectomy

5* (0.5%)

5* (0.48%)

0.8081

p > 0.05

• Completion thyroidectomy

1 (0.1%)

0

0.5792

p > 0.05

• Total thyroidectomy + lymphectomy

1 (0.1%)

1 (0.1%)

0.6082

p > 0.05

• Multinodular goiter

2* (0.2%)

3 (0.29%)

0.9928

p > 0.05

• Differentiated carcinoma

3 (0.3%)

2* (0.19%)

0.8691

p > 0.05

• Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

1 (0.1%)

1 (0.1%)

0.4951

p > 0.05

• Graves’ disease

1 (0.1%)

0

0.974

p > 0.05

• Medullary carcinoma

0

0

-

-

  1. *One patient had bilateral nerve palsy.
  2. **One patient with prior monolateral nerve palsy had controlateral nerve palsy in completion thyroidectomy.