Table 1 Epidemiological data for the patients
From: Stepwise approach to preserve the external branch of superior laryngeal nerve during thyroidectomy
Thyroidectomy | Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Surgery | Total thyroidectomy | 19 | 31.7% |
Hemi thyroidectomy | 41 | 68.3% | |
Thyroid disease | Benign | 43 | 71.7% |
Malignant | 17 | 28.3% | |
Surgery | |||
Sex | Males | 8 | 13.3% |
Females | 52 | 87.7% | |
Age | Range | 20 to 57 years | |
Mean | 32.6 ± 10.2 | ||
Smoking | Non-smokers | 58 (96.7%) | |
Smokers | 2 (3.3%) | ||