Observation on ultrasound scalpel-assisted small incision thyroid surgery in treating nodular goiter

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects of ultrasound scalpel-assisted small incision thyroid surgery in treating nodular goiter.Methods One hundred patients with nodular goiter who received thyroid operation in our hospital were divided into experimental group in which patients received ultrasound scalpel-assisted small incision thyroid surgery and control group in which patients received conventional thyroid operation.Operation indexes and complications of the patients in both groups were compared.Results Every index of the patients in the observation group including operation time,cut length,operative blood loss and VAS scores of post-operative pain was lower than that of the control group(P 0.01).The postoperative complications incidence of the patients in the observation group was lower than that of the control group(P 0.01).Conclusion Compared with the conventional thyroid operation,the ultrasound scalpel-assisted small incision thyroid surgery which can shorten the operation cut,reduce operative blood loss and has no obvious complications is safer,more effective and has more beautiful outlook and is worth applying clinically.