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Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy

Gokhan Demiral, Fikret Aksoy.


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Abstract
Background: The objective of this study was to compare the results of the LigaSure® Precise vessel sealing system and conventional suture ligation (CSL) for total thyroidectomy in terms of complication rates, hospitalization, and surgical time.
Materials and Methods: This non-randomized retrospective review included 118 consecutive patients. All patients with nodular or multinodular goiter underwent total thyroidectomy by a single surgeon. The patients were divided into two subgroups: CSL was used as the conventional method together with monopolar and bipolar cautery (group 1), and LigaSure® Precise (L) was used in group 2 as a sealing system for all surrounding tissues of the thyroid gland.
Results: No statistically significant differences were found between the two techniques with respect to age, sex, surgical time, hospitalization, and postoperative complications (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Sutureless thyroid operations with Ligasure can be safely performed without the presence of higher complication risks but does not reduce surgical time or hospitalization.

Key words: LigaSure, conventional suture ligation, complication, total thyroidectomy


 
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Demiral G, Aksoy F. Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. Ulutas Med J. 2019; 5(1): 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415


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Demiral G, Aksoy F. Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/?mno=13759 [Access: March 06, 2024]. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415


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Demiral G, Aksoy F. Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. Ulutas Med J. 2019; 5(1): 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415



Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Demiral G, Aksoy F. Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. Ulutas Med J. (2019), [cited March 06, 2024]; 5(1): 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415



Harvard Style

Demiral, G. & Aksoy, . F. (2019) Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. Ulutas Med J, 5 (1), 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415



Turabian Style

Demiral, Gokhan, and Fikret Aksoy. 2019. Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. THE ULUTAS MEDICAL JOURNAL, 5 (1), 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415



Chicago Style

Demiral, Gokhan, and Fikret Aksoy. "Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy." THE ULUTAS MEDICAL JOURNAL 5 (2019), 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Demiral, Gokhan, and Fikret Aksoy. "Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy." THE ULUTAS MEDICAL JOURNAL 5.1 (2019), 77-83. Print. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Demiral, G. & Aksoy, . F. (2019) Comparison of LigaSure and the Conventional Method in Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Surgeon’s Experience and Review of the Literature that LigaSure is not superior to Suture Ligation in Total Thyroidectomy. THE ULUTAS MEDICAL JOURNAL, 5 (1), 77-83. doi:10.5455/umj.20191022104415