An interventional study of Conventional thyroidectomy and Harmonic scalpel thyroidectomy in Goiter, sponsored by Mansoura University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-02-05.
Sponsored by Mansoura University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study was prospective randomized double-blinded clinical trial on patients with thyroid disease who underwent thyroidectomy in the general surgery department, Mansoura university hospitals during the period of February 2017 to February 2018.Two techniques for vascular sealing were compared: conventional tying and harmonic scalpel
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Patients of both genders aging above 18 years presented with primary thyroid diseases requiring thyroidectomy including:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
Metastases
Cancer that has spread from where it began to other parts of the body. “Metastatic” cancer is cancer that has spread this way.
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Thyroidectomy with ligation and division of thyroid vessels
Procedure: Conventional thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy with sealing of thyroid vessels using harmonic scalpel
Procedure: Harmonic scalpel thyroidectomy
Thyroid vessels are ligated with sutures and divided
Thyroid vessels are sealed using harmonic scalpel device
Volume of postoperative drainage
The volume of fluid drained in the suction drain placed in the neck in milliliters
Time frame: At 24 hours after surgery
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Feb 2017 to primary completion in Feb 2018, 12 months.
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