Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| S. no | Age (years) | Sex | Tumour size (cm) | Pathology | Procedure | Postoperative nerve palsy | Postoperative hypocalcemia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | M | 6 | Papillary carcinoma | Total thyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 2 | 21 | F | 4 | Right colloid goitre | Right hemithyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 3 | 40 | F | 10 | Colloid goitre | Total thyroidectomy | Absent | Transient |
| 4 | 27 | M | 6 | Left colloid goitre | Left hemithyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 5 | 55 | M | 4 | Papillary carcinoma | Completion thyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 6 | 52 | F | 8 | Left colloid goitre | Left hemithyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 7 | 28 | F | 11 | Left colloid goitre | Left hemithyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 8 | 48 | F | 9 | Colloid goitre | Total Thyroidectomy | Absent | Absent |
| 9 | 31 | F | 5 | Left Hurthle cell neoplasm | Left hemithyroidectomy | absent | absent |