What is the process of unilateral resection of thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine tumor in clinical practice. Usually, the probability of malignant lesions in one lobe of the thyroid gland is low. The unilateral resection process mainly includes disinfection, injection of anesthetic drugs, surgical resection, and postoperative suturing. The treatment principle of thyroid cancer is early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment.

1. Disinfection: The surgical site needs to be disinfected before surgery. Usually, iodine solution is used for local disinfection, with a range of at least 15 cm, mainly to wrap all the capillaries in the neck to avoid damaging the surrounding tissues;

2. Injection of anesthetic drugs: After the local anesthetic drugs take effect, general anesthesia is required, that is, intravenous administration is used to put the patient into a sleeping state. At this time, a small dose of anesthetic drugs can temporarily eliminate the patient's pain and make the patient feel no pain during the operation. However, anesthetic drugs should not be used too much. If used too much, it may cause respiratory depression in the patient, thus affecting life safety;

3. Surgical resection: Surgical resection is a relatively important part. The scope of resection is usually selected according to the size and location of the thyroid tumor. Most thyroid cancers can be treated with total thyroidectomy, and some patients can choose to remove only one lobe of the thyroid gland. If there is lymph node metastasis, neck lymph node dissection is required at the same time;

4. Postoperative suture: The incision needs to be sutured after surgical resection, usually with absorbable sutures. This can reduce the patient's pain and the time for removing sutures.

Patients are advised to take a rest after surgery and avoid fatigue. In terms of diet, they should avoid spicy and irritating foods, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as spinach and bananas, and eat more foods containing high-quality protein, such as fish and eggs. After surgery, they should follow the doctor's advice for regular checkups to understand the recovery status.