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. 2022 Mar 2;12:856021. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.856021

Table 3.

Postoperative complications (N=84).

Variables TOETVA (n=28) COT (n=56) P
Hypoparathyroidism
 Transient 19 (67.9%) 37 (66.1%) 0.870
 Permanent 0 (0%) 1 (1.8%) 1.000
Vocal cord palsy
 Transient 1 (3.6%) 0 (0%) 0.333
 Permanent 0 (0%) 0 (0%) 1.000
Other complications 0.333
 Chylous fistula 1 (3.6%) 0 (0%)
 Seroma 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Infection 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
 Bleeding 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
Mental nerve injury
 Transient 21 (78.57%)
 Permanent 2 (7.2%)