Complications of different types of thyroid surgery

Objective: to find out the incidence of complications in thyroid surgery in a tertiary care hospital. material and methods: it was a retrospective study done in the department of ent and head and neck surgery,khyber teaching hospital,peshawar,pakistan. the study was conducted from january 2006 to december,2015. results: post operative complications were studied in 230 patients undergone thyroid surgery. female to male ratio was 6.6:1. mean age was 42 years,unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve (rln) damage 6 (2.6%),bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve (rln) damage 02 (0.86%),haematoma 02 (0.86%) and tracheostomy needed 02 (0.86%). conclusion: recurrent laryngeal nerve damage and haematoma formation are common complications in thyroid surgery. © 2016,khyber medical college. all rights reserved.