Table I.
Demographic, clinical and laboratory data of patients undergoing thyroidectomy for retrosternal goiter.
| Standard cervical (N = 245) | Extended cervical (N=17) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Male | 58 (23.67%) | 10 (58.82%) | 0.003 | |
| Female | 187 (76.33%) | 7 (41.18%) | |||
| Age (years) | 55.8 (23-86) | 61.65 (47-84) | 0.099 | ||
| Ethnic origin | Ethiopian | 15 (6.12%) | 1 (5.88%) | 1 | |
| Caucasian | 30 (12.24%) | 1 (5.88%) | 0.702 | ||
| Arab | 64 (26.12%) | 7 (41.18%) | 0.256 | ||
| Past medical history | Diabetes mellitus | 37 (15.1%) | 8 (47.06%) | 0.003 | |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 9 (3.67%) | 2 (11.76%) | 0.154 | ||
| Dyslipidaemia | 53 (21.63%) | 1 (5.88%) | 0.21 | ||
| Pulmonary disease | 17 (6.94%) | 2 (11.76%) | 0.354 | ||
| Hypertension | 72 (29.39%) | 9 (52.94%) | 0.056 | ||
| Smoker | 50 (20.41%) | 7 (41.18%) | 0.064 | ||
| Symptoms | Voice change | 17 (6.94%) | 2 (11.76%) | 0.369 | |
| Cough | 11 (4.49%) | 1 (5.88%) | 0.57 | ||
| Stridor | 0 | 1 (5.88%) | 0.065 | ||
| Odynophagia | 7 (2.86%) | 2 (11.76%) | 0.109 | ||
| Dysphagia | 62 (25.31%) | 4 (23.53%) | 1 | ||
| Dyspnoea | 69 (28.16%) | 5 (24.41%) | 1 | ||
| Orthopnoea | 21 (8.57%) | 0 | 0.375 | ||
| Restricted cervical mobility | 5 (2.04%) | 2 (11.76%) | 0.069 | ||
| Cervicalgia | 17 (6.94%) | 1 (5.88%) | 1 | ||
| Neck mass | 35 (14.29%) | 4 (23.53%) | 0.295 | ||
| Physical examination | Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 28.57 | 31.92 (23.46-40.6) | 0.008 | |
| (17.58-48.61) | |||||
| Laboratory results | Preop TSH (mIU/L) | 1.59 (0-18) | 1.85 (0.01-12.3) | 0.709 | |
| Preop free T3 (ng/dL) | 4.1 (1.12-13) | 3.73 (1.9-6.2) | 0.54 | ||
| Preop free T4 (ng/dL) | 14.65 (0.9-34) | 13.09 (10.2-15.6) | 0.074 | ||
| Preop calcium (mg/dL) | 8.33 (9.32-11.6) | 9.46 (8.57-10.66) | 0.248 | ||
| Preop Tg (ng/mL) | 353.34 (0.2-2659) | 285 (153-417) | 0.58 | ||
| Preop anti-Tg (IU/mL) | 79.31 (0.01-827) | 6381.51 (0.01-8669) | 0.275 | ||
| Preop anti-TPO (IU/mL) | 279.43 (0.02-7876) | 1255.48 (0.02-8669) | 0.461 | ||
| Tg: thyroglobulin; TPO: thyroid peroxidase; TSH: thyroid stimulating hormone; ng/dL nanograms per deciliter of blood; mIU/L million international units per liter; mg/dL milligram per deciliter of blood; IU/mL international units per mililiter; values given as number and percentage or mean and range. | |||||