Impact of Sternothyroid Muscle Division on Patient-Reported Voice Outcomes After Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Study.

Christine L BarronAlex HamberisBrandon GoldJun YunRaymond L Chai

Published in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)

These findings support no difference in postoperative voice outcomes after the intraoperative division of the sternothyroid muscle. This supports the usage of this technique as a safe means to facilitate exposure during thyroid surgery and will serve as important information to guide intraoperative surgical decision-making.

Keyphrases

patient reported
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
patients undergoing
decision making
skeletal muscle
surgical site infection
percutaneous coronary intervention
acute coronary syndrome