Table 2.

Reported Complication Rates after Reoperation for Lymph Node Recurrence.

Author Year Complication Rates, n (%)
Transient HC Permanent HC Transient VC Paralysis Permanent VC Paralysis Chyle Leak Hematoma Other*
Lang et al.20 2013 7 (14) 0 6 (12) 1 (2) 2 (4)
Tufano et al.21 2012 12 (10) 3 (2.5) 0 7 (5.8)
Hughes et al.22 2012 6 (9.8) 0 0 1 (1.6) 1 (1.6) 2 (3.2)
Shah et al.23 2012 17 (20.7) 6 (7.3) 3 (3.6) 3 (3.6)
Clayman et al.25 2011 0 2 (0.9) 0 4 (1.9)
Schuff et al.27 2008 12 (15.1) 5 (6.3) 1 (1.2) 0 9 (11.3) 1 (1.2)
Kim et al.29 2004 3 (15) 1 (5) 0 0
* Other complications included: seroma, esophageal injury, surgical site infection, and one intraoperative death. HC, hypocalcemia; n, number; VC, vocal cord.
RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2016 January; 7(1): e0006. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2016 January 28. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10233
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