Table 3.

Surgical Outcomes

Outcome	Data
Operation time, min ± SEM (range)
Transaxillary retroauricular	145.2 ± 18.33 (85–275)
Transaxillary (7 cases)	146.1 ± 21.01 (85–275)
Retroauricular (2 cases)	142.0 ± 6.13 (129–155)
Length of hospital stay, n (%)
0 days	5 (56)
1 day	3 (33)
2 days	1 (11)
Follow-up time: days ± SEM (range)
Transaxillary and retroauricular	107.0 ± 22.18 (14–214)
Transaxillary (7 cases)	97.9 ± 26.74 (14–214)
Retroauricular (2 cases)	139.0 ± 37.00 (102–176)
Postoperative complications, n (%)
Transient hypocalcemia	4 (44)
Transient hoarseness	2 (22)
Transient hypoesthesia of shoulder	1 (11)
Postoperative pathology, n (%)
Thyroiditis	3 (33)
Parathyroid hyperplasia	2 (22)
Benign	2 (22)
Papillary thyroid carcinoma	1 (11)
Dermoid cyst	1 (11)