PURPOSE: This study evaluated the efficiency of @entity7552 ( @entity7552 ) as an alternative to direct flexible laryngoscopy (DFL) in the early postoperative screening of @entity3746 ( @entity3746 ) after total thyroidectomy, performed for benign and non-extensive @entity5 . METHODS: A prospective study was performed on @entity1 who underwent total thyroidectomy between October 2013 and January 2015 at the Nantes University Hospital (France). @entity1 underwent DFL on postoperative day 1 performed by an otolaryngologist, followed by @entity7552 performed by a radiologist on postoperative day 1 or 2. RESULTS: One hundred and three (103) @entity1 were included in this study, 17.5  % were male and 82.5  % were female, with a mean age of 51      12  years. Nine @entity1 (9.5  %) were diagnosed with postoperative @entity3746 using DFL of these cases 2 were not completely resolved at 3  months postoperatively. Three cases of @entity3746 (33  %) were diagnosed using @entity7552 . @entity7552 had a sensitivity of 33  % and a negative predictive value (NPV) of 95  % for the diagnosis of postoperative @entity3746 . Vocal cords (VC) were unassessable in 27.2  % of @entity1 . Unassessable VC were significantly associated with male gender (p  =  0.0001), age (p  =  0.0001), weight (p  =  0.002), operating time (p  =  0.032), postoperative drainage (p  =  0.001), and thyroid weight (p  =  0.001). Independent risk factors in the multivariate analysis were male gender (p  =  0.0001) and age (p  =  0.0001). In the group of @entity1 under 50-year old, @entity7552 had a sensitivity of 50  % and a NPV of 97.4  %. CONCLUSION: @entity7552 sensitivity is insufficient in early postoperative screening of @entity3746 after thyroid surgery. Ultrasonographic @entity3746 diagnosis should be confirmed with DFL.

Transcutaneous Ultrasonography in Early Postoperative Diagnosis of XXXX After Total Thyroidectomy.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['malignant disease'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients'] @entity7552 :: ('MESH:D007827', 'Disease') :: ['transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasonography', 'TLUS'] @entity3746 :: ('MESH:D014826', 'Disease') :: ['vocal cord palsy', 'VCP']
@entity3746 :: (MESH:D014826,Disease) :: ['Vocal Cord Palsy']
