Hemi-exposure, as an alternative technique for conventional hemithyroidectomy | ||||
| Ain Shams Journal of Surgery | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 1, Issue 1, January 2008, Page 13-18 PDF (151.62 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asjs.2008.177016 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Mohamed Ragheb; Abdel Wahab Ezzat; Ayman Abdel -Hafiz; Ahmed Ibrahim; Ahmed Hussein Tawfeek | ||||
| Department of General Surgery Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract The conventional (full thyroid exposure) technique of hemithyroidectomy normally requires a long collar incision, wide skin flaps on the anterior neck, a long midline opening of the strap muscles to provide exposure of one thyroid lobe, causing a wide neck scar and a variety of potential complications related to raising skin flaps and vertically opening the strap muscles. We developed a new surgical approach for a hemithyroidectomy, designed to minimize tissue trauma by obviating unnecessary tissue dissection, while maintaining adequate exposure, and named it hemi-exposure. This study described this technique and the results compared with those achieved by full thyroid exposure technique. | ||||
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