Complication and conversion outcomes in transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA): a retrospective multicenter propensity score-matched cohort study

AbstractTransoral endoscopic thyroidectomy with vestibular approach (TOETVA) is a scarless thyroid surgery used as an alternative to open conventional surgery. Our aim was to investigate possible risk factors for complications and conversion during TOETVA. The study was conducted internationally by centres from Turkiye, the Republic of Korea, Italy, and Peru. A total of 406 patients who underwent TOETVA and were ≥ 18 years of age were included in the study. Demographic, pre-, intra-, and postoperative data were collected and compared between the groups with/without complication/conversion to identify possible predictors of complication/conversion. Subsequently, patients with complication/conversion wer e matched by the hospital, age, sex, and American Society of Anesthesiologists classification score using a propensity score (PSM) of 1:3 to eliminate confounding differences. Results were reported for the un-matched and matched groups. Complications occurred in 11 (2.7%) patients. High body mass in dex (26.4 ± 3.4 vs. 23.3 ± 3.7,p = 0.007), larger tumor size (1.7 ± 1.3 cm. vs. 1.1 ± 1.0 cm,p = 0.012), larger thyroid volume (20.0 ± 9.2 vs. 12.8 ± 8.5,p = 0.007) and long operation time (127.8 ± 45.0 min. vs. 97.7 ± 38.5 min.,p = 0.008) were significantly associated with complications in un-matched analyses. Older age (42.7 ± 8.0 vs. 34.9 ± 9.2,p = 0.023), high BMI (26.7 ± 3.2 vs. 23.3 ± 3.7,...
Source: Updates in Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research