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In buttonhole surgery for thyroid gland swelling,which approach results in better quality of life,one which involves skin cut on one side of axilla & breast or the one which involves skin cut on both sides of axilla and breast.

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: E049- Nontoxic goiter, unspecified
Registration Number
CTRI/2024/03/063405
Lead Sponsor
AIIMS, New Delhi
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1.age above 18 years

2. Benign or cytologically indeterminate lesions involving single or both lobes of size less or equal to 5 cm or 40 ml.

Exclusion Criteria

1.All thyroid lesions of size greater than 5 cm or 40 ml.

2.all malignant lesions of thyroid

3.evidences of active clinical hyperthyroidism or thyroiditis

4.previous history of head and neck surgery and irradiation

5.substernal thyroid extension of swelling.

6.all thyroid lesions requiring total thyroidectomy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Quality of life will be assessed by two questionnaires, WHO SF36 questionnaire and thyroid specific questionnaireTimepoint: Questionnaires at 2 weeks,6 weeks and 12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.To compare the Axillobreast approach & bilateral Axillobreast approach in terms of the ease of doing the procedure by the surgeon. <br/ ><br>2.To compare the safety of Axillobreast approach & bilateral Axillobreast approach in terms of complications <br/ ><br>3.To compare the Axillobreast approach & bilateral Axillobreast approach in terms of conversation to open thyroidectomy.Timepoint: On operating table. <br/ ><br>Then at 2weeks, 6 weeks & 12 weeks
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