People with hyperthyroidism did not seem to have worse thyroidectomy outcomes than those with normal thyroid functioning, researchers in France reported.
In a nonrandomized study of adults with hyperthyroidism or euthyroidism, neither patient group saw a significantly higher rate of complications after total thyroidectomy, according to Eric Mirallié, MD, of the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Nantes, and colleagues.
Specifically, a total of 10.4% patients experienced postoperative abnormal vocal cord mobility identified with a vocal cord examination with nasofibroscopy, which included 10.3% of the euthyroid group and 11% of the hyperthyroidism group (difference 0.70%, 95% CI -0.05% to 0.04%), they reported in a JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery research letter.
