Open AccessPseudomonas aeruginosa injection decreases drainage in lateral neck dissection for metastatic thyroid cancer
Author(s) -
Yu Ma,
Cuifang Zeng,
Ping Hou,
Tao Wei,
Jingqiang Zhu,
Rixiang Gong,
Zhihui Li
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.643
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs-20-731
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , neck dissection , dissection (medical) , thyroid , thyroidectomy , thyroid cancer , cancer , incidence (geometry) , urology , physics , optics
Pseudomonas aeruginosa injection (PAI) has been proven effective against chylous fistula but not in decreasing drainage after lateral neck dissection (LND). To verify the safety of spraying PAI onto the surface of the traumatic cavity after total thyroidectomy with LND and to evaluate whether its application can reduce the drainage volume.
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