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Changes in Tracheal Respiratory Mucosa After Thyroidectomy: A Rat Model.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND/AIM:This study aimed to investigate changes in the tracheal mucosa after thyroidectomy, that can be a cause of post-thyroidectomy discomfort. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Forty rats were divided into normal controls and 3 surgical groups: (i) thyroid isthmectomy with cauterization, (ii) isthmectomy by a cold instrument without hemostasis, and (iii) sham (exposure of the trachea and thyroid gland without thyroidectomy by dissection through pretracheal fascia). Animals were euthanized at 1 and 4 weeks. Mucosal edema and glandular hyperplasia were measured. Mucin production and basal cell activities were evaluated by mucin 5AC (MUC5AC) and keratin 5 (KRT5) using immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS:Larger mucosal areas were observed in all surgical groups at 1 and 4 weeks. More submucosal glandular hyperplasia was noted in the group with isthmectomy without hemostasis. MUC5AC and KRT5 expressions were significantly higher in the surgical groups. CONCLUSION:The tracheal mucosa may change after surgery, which could explain postoperative discomfort after thyroidectomy.

SUBMITTER: Lim YS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279836 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Changes in Tracheal Respiratory Mucosa After Thyroidectomy: A Rat Model.

Lim Yun-Sung YS Choi Yong Jun YJ Kim Bo Hae BH Kim Hee-Bok HB Cho Chang Gun CG Park Seok-Won SW Park Joo Hyun JH

In vivo (Athens, Greece) 20200501 3

<h4>Background/aim</h4>This study aimed to investigate changes in the tracheal mucosa after thyroidectomy, that can be a cause of post-thyroidectomy discomfort.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Forty rats were divided into normal controls and 3 surgical groups: (i) thyroid isthmectomy with cauterization, (ii) isthmectomy by a cold instrument without hemostasis, and (iii) sham (exposure of the trachea and thyroid gland without thyroidectomy by dissection through pretracheal fascia). Animals were euth ...[more]

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