OBSERVATION ON PRESENCE OF MIDDLE THYROID VEIN DURING THYROID SURGERY

Abstract

Thyroidectomy is a very common operation nowadays. The indications for surgery are uncertainty about the nature of a thyroid mass, or treatment of a large Goitre causing compressive symptoms, thyroid cancer, or Thyrotoxicosis refractory to medical management.4 Middle thyroid vein is short & stout and also is a fragile structure unsupported by any artery unlike superior and inferior pedicle. Chevrel et al. 5 report its presence in 29%, while for Shima et al. the frequency is 55.2%. The diameter is 2±0.8mm and length is 46.1±18.6mm