Tracheal Anatomy After Thyroidectomy

University of Southern Denmark72 enrolled

Overview

The investigators aimed at investigating the effects of thyroidectomy on tracheal anatomy and airflow in patients with benign nodular goiter, employing a prospective observational study. Magnetic resonance images of the neck and respiratory flow-volume curves were performed prior to and six months following surgery. Tracheal and thyroid volumes, smallest cross-sectional area of the trachea (SCAT), tracheal narrowing, tracheal deviation and tracheal encirclement by the thyroid were evaluated. Through flow-volume curves respiratory function, including both in- and expiration, was evaluated.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Goiter, Nodular

Interventions

ThyroidectomyPROCEDURE

Remove the nodular goiter on the neck by thyroidectomy (standard procedure)

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Reads and write Danish Exclusion Criteria: * Suspected or present malignancy * Neuromuscular disease * Prior surgery to the neck

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Changes in tracheal anatomy

Change in tracheal narrowing (cross sectional area of the trachea at the goiter level compared to cross-sectional area of the trachea at the carina)

Time frame: 6 months follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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