Key result
Diluted gentian violet spraying during total thyroidectomy successfully allowed visualization of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands in 100% of intervention cases.
Why the study?
The authors aimed to visualize the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands and confirm them by staining with diluted gentian violet for safe total thyroidectomy.
Does diluted gentian violet spraying improve visualization of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands during total thyroidectomy in patients with goitre?
Does diluted gentian violet spraying improve visualization of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands during total thyroidectomy in patients with goitre?
Diluted gentian violet spraying is a technically sound and safe method to reliably identify parathyroid glands and recurrent laryngeal nerves during total thyroidectomy.
May aid visualization during thyroidectomy but should not yet change practice; leaves open confirmation of outcomes in randomized trials.
Background: One of the most invasive procedures in endocrine surgery is the thyroidectomy. When the procedure is carried out in the appropriate surgical settings, it is safe with little morbidity and zero fatality Objective: We aimed to visualize the RLN and parathyroid and confirm it by staining with Diluted gentian violet for safe total thyroidectomy. Patients and Methods: At Assiut University Hospital, a quasi-experimental study was conducted on primary (not recurring) complete thyroidectomy that was performed on 100 individuals with benign and malignant goitre diseases. The patients were divided into two groups: 50 cases were operated on using the diluted gentian violet spraying approach in group 1 (interventional group), and 50 cases were established using the traditional procedure in group 2 (control group). The perilobe and thyroid lobe were covered with diluted gentian rinse. The recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroids were discovered and assessed. Results: In all cases, the recurrent laryngeal nerve was left uncolored and remained white, while all other tissues were coloured blue. The blue stain was washed out and the parathyroid glands' natural yellow hue appeared within three minutes. The thyroid gland was washed out in about 15 minutes. Conclusion: A new method called diluted gentian violet spraying makes it possible to recognise both parathyroid glands and recurrent laryngeal nerves. This method is technically sound, reliable, and safe.
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Kotb et al. (2022) studied Benign and malignant goitre diseases (n=100). Diluted gentian violet spraying vs. Traditional procedure was evaluated on Visualization of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands. Diluted gentian violet spraying during total thyroidectomy successfully allowed visualization of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and parathyroid glands in 100% of intervention cases.
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