The routine use of intraoperative neuromonitoring seems not to reduce the incidence of RLN during redo thyroid surgery, at least in the setting of a tertiary referral center.

Continence disorders after anal surgery are not uncommon and the result of the additive effect of various factors. Certain risk factors should be considered before choosing the operative procedure. Since options for surgical repair of postoperative incontinence disorders are limited, careful indications and minimal trauma to the anal sphincter are mandatory in anal surgery.

The length of the skin incision seems not to influence the perception of pain after thyroid surgery.