Related Experiment Video
Updated: Apr 30, 2026
Gasless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via the Trans-Axillary Approach
Published on: September 15, 2023
Total thyroidectomy without the use of drainage - case series of 66 patients
K Sapalidis1, T Strati1, I Anastasiadis1
13rd Department of Surgery, AHEPA University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Aim:
The aim of this series is to study the need of drainage use after total thyreoidectomy.
Material And Methods:
Retrospective study of a series of patients who underwent total thyroidectomy from 2005 up to 2013. The presence or not of hematomas, seromas and hemorrhage were recorded.
Results:
Out of the 66 patients included in this series, only one case of post-operative hematoma was recorded. Neither a hemorrhage nor a seroma were identified despite the volume, the underlying pathology and the co-morbidity of the patients involved.
Conclusion:
In our experience a thyroidectomy with adequate hemostasis does not require the use of drains.
Related Concept Videos
01:24Graves Disease II: Pathophysiology
01:23The Thyroid Gland
The follicles have a central cavity lined by simple cuboidal to squamous epithelial cells called follicular cells. These cells produce the glycoprotein...