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Brief Title: Impact of Dissection Area on the Clinical Outcome of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Official Title: Clinical Benefits of Reduced Subcutaneous Dissection in Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Study ID: NCT01338597
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether reduced subcutaneous dissection area could offer patients more clinical benefits.
Detailed Description: To create a working place in the chest wall is an inevitable step of endoscopic thyroidectomy. Large subcutaneous area was considered a drawback of endoscopic thyroidectomy. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether subcutaneous dissection area has influence on clinical outcome of endoscopic thyroidectomy, such as post-operative pain, complication rate and post-operative discomfort.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
Department of General Surgery, Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Name: ming qiu, MD
Affiliation: Changzheng Hospital
Role: STUDY_CHAIR