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Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach for Thyroid Lobectomy

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Published on: May 12, 2023

Surgical orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease.

Kostas G Boboridis¹, Catey Bunce

¹Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Pavlou Mela 16, 54622 Thessaloniki, Greece.

The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

|December 14, 2011

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Surgical orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease has limited evidence. Current reviews suggest endoscopic techniques may be safer than transantral approaches, and steroids may help optic neuropathy, but more research is needed.

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Ophthalmology
Oculoplastics
Endocrinology

Background:

Thyroid eye disease (TED) often causes exophthalmos and optic neuropathy.
Orbital decompression surgery aims to manage these TED complications.
Current evidence on the comparative effectiveness and safety of different decompression techniques is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To review evidence on surgical orbital decompression for proptosis in adult TED.
To summarize complications and quality of life data from identified studies.

Main Methods:

Searched multiple databases (CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE) and clinical trial registries.
Included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing surgical decompression methods or surgical vs. medical decompression.
Manual searches of textbooks and conference proceedings were also conducted.

Main Results:

Only two RCTs met inclusion criteria; significant variability precluded meta-analysis.
One study suggested endoscopic transnasal decompression may be safer than transantral.
Another study indicated intravenous steroids might be superior to primary surgical decompression for optic neuropathy.

Conclusions:

Limited high-quality evidence exists for orbital decompression in TED.
Endoscopic transnasal approach may have fewer complications than transantral.
More robust RCTs are needed to compare decompression techniques and evaluate outcomes like exophthalmos reduction, quality of life, and complications.