Open AccessAnterior cervical spine surgery opens up concerns about thyroid function
Author(s) -
Kaveh Haddadi,
saeed heidarpour khanghah,
Siavash Moradi,
Masoud Shayesteh Azar,
Ozra Akha,
Saeed Ehteshami
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2211-8039
pISSN - 2211-8020
DOI - 10.37796/2211-8039.1214
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , thyroid , subclinical infection , anterior cervical discectomy and fusion , stenosis , body mass index , cervical spine
The anterior approach for cervical discectomy and fixation is a valuable procedure for decompression of the spinal cord in patients with severe canal stenosis and stabilization of cervical vertebral column. Although some studies have investigated the thyroid complications especially in cervical cancer surgery or recently in tracheostomy, little research has been performed on the anterior spine surgery so far. The present study aimed to evaluate possible changes in the thyroid in patients experiencing anterior cervical approaches for degenerative diseases.