Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
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Mohamed Lotfy Ali

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• Research Article
  Loupe Assisted Thyroidectomy: Prevention of Complications is better than Treating Them
  Author(s): Mohamed Lotfy Ali*, Mostafa Mohamed Khairy and Fady Fayek Mohamed Lotfy Ali*, Mostafa Mohamed Khairy and Fady Fayek
  
  Aim: Studying the value of the surgical loupe in the enhancement of performing safe thyroidectomy via dissection of the major structures which are vulnerable to injury during the operation. Subjects and methods: 150 patients with benign and malignant thyroid masses underwent near total or total thyroidectomy at Zagazig university hospitals. History taking and all necessary investigations were done. Thyroidectomy was done under the magnification of the surgical loupe and we dissected the recurrent laryngeal nerve, the external branch of superior laryngeal nerve, branches of superior thyroid artery and selectively ligating them and trace the parathyroid glands by following their minute blood vessels originating from the inferior thyroid artery. Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.5 years (range: 23-69). Fema.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7948.1000214

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