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The No-Tie Technique Using the Harmonic Scalpel in Total Thyroidectomy With Central Neck Dissection: A Prospective Randomized Study

NCT00506103 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2007-07-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To investigate the safety and efficacy of the no-tie technique using the harmonic scalpel (HS) in terms of the operating time and complications in total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection (CND). Recently, the HS has been used as an alternative to conventional hand-tied ligation for hemostasis in thyroid surgery, which is a time-consuming procedure. Very limited data have been published on evidence of its safety in total thyroidectomy accompanied by CND without supplementary hand-tied ligation.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Soonchunhyang University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yoon Woo Koh, MD · Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • South Korea

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