caa a22 4500 606183531 CHVBK 20210128100821.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00405-014-3150-z doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00405-014-3150-z Reducing neck incision length during thyroid surgery does not improve satisfaction in patients [Elektronische Daten] [Seok-Mo Kim, Ki Chun, Ho Chang, Bup-Woo Kim, Yong Lee, Hang-Seok Chang, Cheong Park] Postoperative neck cosmesis is a major concern of patients undergoing thyroid surgery. Patients will likely be more satisfied with the long-term cosmetic appearance of smaller than larger thyroidectomy scars. We, therefore, investigated the relationship between scar length following conventional thyroid surgery and patient satisfaction. An anonymous scar-assessment questionnaire was administered to patients who underwent conventional thyroid surgery. The 2,041 patients were asked to rate their satisfaction with their scars on a ten-point Likert scale, with one being very unsatisfied and ten being very satisfied. The mean satisfaction score was significantly lower in the benign condition than in malignancy (6.9±2.5 vs. 7.4±2.5; p=0.021), whereas there were no differences in satisfaction score among subgroups of patients with benign condition (p=0.837). In patients with thyroid cancer, the mean satisfaction scores were similar among subgroups according to operation type and scar length (p=0.820). Incision length was not associated with patient satisfaction in thyroid surgery patients and therefore may not be critical in decision making for thyroid cancer surgery. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Thyroid nationallicence Scar nationallicence Length nationallicence Satisfaction nationallicence Kim Seok-Mo Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut Chun Ki Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut Chang Ho Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut Kim Bup-Woo Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut Lee Yong Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut Chang Hang-Seok Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut Park Cheong Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/9(2015-09-01), 2433-2438 0937-4477 272:9<2433 2015 272 405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3150-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-014-3150-z text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kim Seok-Mo Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chun Ki Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chang Ho Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kim Bup-Woo Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lee Yong Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chang Hang-Seok Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Park Cheong Department of Surgery, Thyroid Cancer Center, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211 Eonjuro, Gangnam-gu, 135-720, Seoul, Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 272/9(2015-09-01), 2433-2438 0937-4477 272:9<2433 2015 272 405