Swallowing disorders after thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Chrysoula VardaxiNikolaos TsetsosAikaterini KoliastasiAlexandros PoutoglidisKonstantinos SapalidisStefanos Triaridis Athanasia Printza

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2022)

The swallowing disorders reported after thyroidectomy should be expected, but are not always detectable through objective methods. This should not lead to underestimation of symptoms, since the patients' quality of life is negatively affected by the symptomatology.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
depressive symptoms