Guidelines for complications after thyroid surgery: pitfalls in diagnosis and advices for continuous quality improvement

[1] Foster RS(1978)Morbidity and mortality after thyroidectomy Surg Gynecol Obstet 146 423-9

[2] Dralle H(2013)German Association of Endocrine Surgeons practice guideline for the surgical management of malignant thyroid tumors Langenbecks Arch Surg 398 347-75

[3] Musholt TJ(2011)Hashimoto’s thyroiditis affects symptom load and quality of life unrelated to hypothyroidism: a prospective case-control study in women undergoing thyroidectomy for benign goiter Thyroid 21 161-7

[4] Schabram J(2011)German Association of Endocrine Surgeons practice guidelines for the surgical treatment of benign thyroid disease Langenbecks Arch Surg 396 639-49

[5] Ott J(2002)Laryngeal recurrent nerve injury in surgery for benign thyroid diseases: effect of nerve dissection and impact of individual surgeon in more than 27,000 nerves at risk Ann Surg 235 261-8

[6] Promberger R(2008)Kinetics of serum parathyroid hormone during and after thyroid surgery Br J Surg 95 1480-7

[7] Kober F(2012)Risk factors for postoperative bleeding after thyroid surgery Br J Surg 99 373-9

[8] Musholt TJ(2010)Intra- and postoperative parathyroid hormone-kinetics do not advocate for autotransplantation of discolored parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy Thyroid 20 1371-5

[9] Clerici T(2008)Complications to thyroid surgery: results as reported in a database from a multicenter audit comprising 3,660 patients Langenbecks Arch Surg 393 667-73

[10] Dralle H(2004)Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: prospective evaluation of intraoperative electrophysiological responses for the prediction of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury Ann Surg 240 9-17

[1] Foster RS(1978)Morbidity and mortality after thyroidectomy Surg Gynecol Obstet 146 423-9

[2] Dralle H(2013)German Association of Endocrine Surgeons practice guideline for the surgical management of malignant thyroid tumors Langenbecks Arch Surg 398 347-75

[3] Musholt TJ(2011)Hashimoto’s thyroiditis affects symptom load and quality of life unrelated to hypothyroidism: a prospective case-control study in women undergoing thyroidectomy for benign goiter Thyroid 21 161-7

[4] Schabram J(2011)German Association of Endocrine Surgeons practice guidelines for the surgical treatment of benign thyroid disease Langenbecks Arch Surg 396 639-49

[5] Ott J(2002)Laryngeal recurrent nerve injury in surgery for benign thyroid diseases: effect of nerve dissection and impact of individual surgeon in more than 27,000 nerves at risk Ann Surg 235 261-8

[6] Promberger R(2008)Kinetics of serum parathyroid hormone during and after thyroid surgery Br J Surg 95 1480-7

[7] Kober F(2012)Risk factors for postoperative bleeding after thyroid surgery Br J Surg 99 373-9

[8] Musholt TJ(2010)Intra- and postoperative parathyroid hormone-kinetics do not advocate for autotransplantation of discolored parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy Thyroid 20 1371-5

[9] Clerici T(2008)Complications to thyroid surgery: results as reported in a database from a multicenter audit comprising 3,660 patients Langenbecks Arch Surg 393 667-73

[10] Dralle H(2004)Neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery: prospective evaluation of intraoperative electrophysiological responses for the prediction of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury Ann Surg 240 9-17