Endoscopic-Assisted Total Thyroidectomy via Lateral Keloid Scar Incision

Thyroidectomy is traditionally performed by the transcervical approach. To avoid or reduce visible scarring, diverse innovative surgical trials have been reported. Here we report a patient who underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy via a lateral keloid scar due to a previous traffic accident. A 30-year-...

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Published in:Clinical and experimental otorhinolaryngology 2014, 7(4), , pp.338-341
Main Author: Woo, Seung Hoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Report
Endoscopes
Keloid
Thyroid
Wound healing
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Summary:Thyroidectomy is traditionally performed by the transcervical approach. To avoid or reduce visible scarring, diverse innovative surgical trials have been reported. Here we report a patient who underwent endoscopic thyroidectomy via a lateral keloid scar due to a previous traffic accident. A 30-year-old woman presented with a papillary thyroid carcinoma. Total thyroidectomy was performed via a keloid scar incision. The keloid scar was then revised. The total thyroidectomy was successful, resulting in no acute complications, such as neural injury, hematoma, or seroma formation. The keloid scar healed with excellent cosmetic results and the patient remains free of disease 12 months after excision. Endoscopic total thyroidectomy via a lateral keloid scar incision healed not only the physical disease but also the mental disease.
ISSN:1976-8710
2005-0720
DOI:10.3342/ceo.2014.7.4.338