Comparison of Quality of Life Between Patients Underwent Transoral Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery and Conventional Surgery

Comparison of Quality of Life Between Patients Underwent Transoral Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery and Conventional Surgery

The purpose of this study is to determine the quality of life of transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy compare with open thyroidectomy, Furthermore, postoperative complication will be assessed, also.

Regarding type of surgery, doctor will just advice about risk and benefit of any type of surgery. And then patient will select by himself. Patients are not assigned to endoscopic or conventional group.

This study start to enrolled patients after surgery. And the quality of life will be observed at 2, 6 and 12 weeks, respectively.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient who underwent thyroid lobectomy for benign thyroid nodule less or equal 5 cm

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous neck surgery
• suspected thyroid carcinoma
• patient who failure endoscopic thyroidectomy and change to conventional surgery