Prevalencia de parálisis laríngea en pacientes con antecedente de tiroidectomía atendidos en el área de otorrinolaringología del Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo 2015 - 2020.

Abstract

Objective: Estimate the prevalence of thyroidectomy as a surgical antecedent in patients with laryngeal paralysis diagnosed in the otolaryngology department of the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital during the period 2015-2020. Materials and methods: This is an observational, descriptive, retrospective study; which was carried out in the city of Guayaquil at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital in patients with thyroidectomy as a surgical antecedent and who were diagnosed with laryngeal paralysis in the outpatient area of otorhinolaryngology. Data collection was carried out by searching the clinical records in the AS-400 system of patients seen in the Otorhinolaryngology area. Results: This study was based on a population of 230 patients with laryngeal paralysis, 134 patients underwent thyroid surgery, 120 patients were female (89,55%) and 14 were male (10,45%). Left vocal cord palsies predominate with 22,61%, followed by left vocal cord palsies with 16,52% and finally bilateral palsies with 15,65%. Dysphonia was the predominant clinical manifestation with 67,39%. Conclusions: The prevalence of surgical history of thyroidectomy in patients seen in the Otorhinolaryngology area with a diagnosis of laryngeal paralysis was 58,26%.