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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: In groups 1 and 2, the duration of CT (63. 3 + / - 7. 5 vs 65 + / - 10. 8 minutes, P =. 7), postoperative serum thyrotropin-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels (43. 9 + / - 17. 5 mIU/L vs 36. 8 + / - 8. 6 mIU/L, P =. 2), postoperative (131) I uptake at 24 hours (6. 86 + / - 1. 7 vs 7. 0 + / - 1. 3, P =. 8), and complication rates (13. 3 % vs 5. 6 %, P =. 6) showed no significant differences.