Post-thyroidectomy anterior neck dysfunction: clinical phenotypes, mechanisms, and comprehensive management.

Abstract excerpt

Thyroid surgery is generally safe; however, satisfactory postoperative recovery is not determined solely by traditional complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, bleeding, or hypocalcemia. A subset of patients develop interrelated symptoms-including voice changes, swallowing discomfort, anterior neck pain or tightness, restricted cervical mobility, and sensory abnormalities-that are considered here...

Topics

• Humans
• Thyroidectomy
• Postoperative Complications
• Phenotype
• Neck
• Deglutition Disorders