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dc.contributor.authorStaubitz, Julia I.-
dc.contributor.authorBode, Julia-
dc.contributor.authorPoplawski, Alicia-
dc.contributor.authorWatzka, Felix-
dc.contributor.authorPohlenz, Joachim-
dc.contributor.authorLang, Hauke-
dc.contributor.authorMusholt, Thomas J.-
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-26T07:32:38Z-
dc.date.available2021-05-26T07:32:38Z-
dc.date.issued2020-
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/5924-
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE Thyroid nodules in the pediatric population are more frequently associated with malignant thyroid disease than in adult cohorts. Yet, there is a potential risk of surgical overtreatment. With this single center study, an analysis of potential overtreatment for suspected malignant thyroid disease in children and young adults was aimed for. METHODS In a period from 2005 to 2018, 155 thyroid operations in children and young adults performed at the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany, were analyzed (patient age 3–20 years, 117 female). Cases were categorized for preoperative diagnosis: non-malignant (group I, n = 45) and malignant thyroid disease (group II, n = 110). Postoperative parameters (histology, complication rates) were assessed and compared between groups. RESULTS 91.1% of group I were histologically benign. 44.5% of group II harbored malignancy. Permanent hypoparathyroidism was documented in group I (2.7%) and in group II (1.4%, p = 1.000). Wound infections were absent in group I but observed in group II (0.9%, p = 1.000). Transient vocal cord palsy was recorded only in group I (2.3%, 2/85 vs. 0/177 nerves at risk, p = 0.104). Permanent vocal cord palsies were absent. CONCLUSION Preoperative diagnoses were correct in over 90% of group I and in nearly 45% of group II. The high proportion of carcinomas in group II ruled out the issue of potential overtreatment. The risk of severe postoperative complications was equally low in both patient groups.en_GB
dc.language.isoengde
dc.rightsCC BY*
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizinde_DE
dc.subject.ddc610 Medical sciencesen_GB
dc.titleThyroid surgery in children and young adults : potential overtreatment and complicationsen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-5915-
jgu.type.dinitypearticleen_GB
jgu.type.versionPublished versionde
jgu.type.resourceTextde
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizinde
jgu.organisation.number2700-
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz-
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess-
jgu.journal.titleLangenbeck's archives of surgeryde
jgu.journal.volume405de
jgu.pages.start451de
jgu.pages.end460de
jgu.publisher.year2020-
jgu.publisher.nameSpringerde
jgu.publisher.placeBerlin u.a.de
jgu.publisher.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-020-01896-xde
jgu.publisher.issn1435-2451de
jgu.organisation.placeMainz-
jgu.subject.ddccode610de
jgu.publisher.doi10.1007/s00423-020-01896-x
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
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