Surgical Risk after Unilateral Lobectomy versus Total Thyroidectomy: A Review of 47,434 Patients

The Effectiveness of Neck Stretching Exercises Following Total Thyroidectomy on Reducing Neck Pain and Disability: A Randomized Controlled Trial

“…Participants with certain conditions were excluded from the sample: (a) those who received neck dissection during thyroidectomy, (b) those who received a neck drain during the thyroidectomy, (c) those who previously experienced a partial thyroidectomy, (d) those who experienced neck pain before the operation, and (e) those who had cervical problems before the operation. The study included only those participants who had total thyroidectomy because neck pain is much more likely due to the longer operation time as compared to a partial thyroidectomy (Qin et al, 2014).…”