Research Article

Indications and Morbidity of Reoperative Thyroid Surgeries in a Military Hospital of Senegal

Table 2

Indications of reoperative thyroidectomies with surgical procedure performed at the first surgery and the reoperation.

IndicationsFirst surgeryReoperationNumber

Thyroid cancerLobectomy with isthmusectomyCompletion + lymph node dissection9
Subtotal thyroidectomyCompletion + lymph node dissection4
Total thyroidectomyLymph node dissection1
Neck hematomaTotal thyroidectomyHaemostasis5
Lobectomy with isthmusectomyHaemostasis + tracheotomy1
Recurrence of benign nodular goitreLobectomy with isthmusectomyLobectomy4
Subtotal thyroidectomyTotalization1
InfectionLobectomy with isthmusectomyExploration1
Fistula resection1
Total thyroidectomyExploration1
Persistent hyperthyroidismSubtotal thyroidectomyTotalization1
Recurrence of hyperthyroidismSubtotal thyroidectomyTotalization1