Study Comparing Postoperative Pain After Robotic, Endoscopic, and Open Lateral Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to evaluate postoperative pain intensity and severity in patients undergoing lateral neck dissection for differentiated thyroid cancer. It compares three surgical approaches robotic, endoscopic, and open methods. The study focuses on pain as a key indicator of surgical benefit in minimally invasive surgeries, especially given the extensive dissection involved in lateral neck procedures and potential postoperative numbness and pain. Participants have undergone lateral neck dissection using one of the three approaches robotic, endoscopic, or open surgery. Pain intensity is assessed using a standard visual analogue score ranging from 0 no pain to 10 most severe pain at multiple time points about 4 hours post-surgery, on postoperative day 1, and at postoperative month 1 and month 3. The study also monitors participants for recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypoparathyroidism over approximately one year. During the study, participants pain levels will be recorded at the specified intervals to assess differences among surgical methods. Researchers will also observe any nerve injury or hypoparathyroidism as safety outcomes. The total follow-up period includes assessments up to one year post-surgery, allowing for detailed monitoring of long-term complications and recovery after lateral neck dissection.

Postoperative Pain of Robotic, Endoscopic and Open Lateral Neck Dissection