Application of fibrin sealant in drain-free transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach

Wei-Chieh Lin; Ciou-Nan Ye; Chung-Ching Lin; Pornpeera Jitpratoom; Hung-Pin Wu; Yi-Fan Chou

doi:10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_41_24

Application of fibrin sealant in drain-free transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach

Tzu Chi Med J. 2024 Aug 19;37(1):86-90. doi: 10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_41_24. eCollection 2025 Jan-Mar.

Authors

Wei-Chieh Lin^#¹, Ciou-Nan Ye^#¹, Chung-Ching Lin^{1

2}, Pornpeera Jitpratoom³, Hung-Pin Wu^{1

2}, Yi-Fan Chou^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan.
² School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
³ Department of Surgery, Police General Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

Objective: The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is a minimally invasive technique. This study aimed to compare the safety of TOETVA with fibrin sealant (Tisseel) and TOETVA with drainage.

Materials and methods: Patients who underwent TOETVA between January 2018 and December 2021 were divided into drainage (n = 20) and Tisseel (n = 30) groups.

Results: The primary outcome was the incidence of complications. The secondary outcomes were operative time and postoperative pain. There were no significant differences in patient demographics, tumor size, intraoperative blood loss, and hospitalization days between the two groups. No patient required conversion to open thyroidectomy. The incidence of complications and postoperative pain was similar in the two groups. The operative time for TOETVA with Tisseel was significantly shorter than for TOETVA with drainage (P = 0.038).

Conclusion: TOETVA with Tisseel is a safe alternative to TOETVA with drainage, having a short operative time.

Keywords: Thyroid cancer; Thyroid surgery; Transoral thyroidectomy.