On March 27, all 12 patients who underwent ultramicrosurgical ablation of the thyroid recovered and were discharged from hospital.
The 12 ultramicron ablation operations were jointly completed by Professor Yu Shuyong, Executive Vice President of Hainan Chengmei Hospital and a well-known expert on thyroid minimally invasive treatment in Hainan Province, together with expert team of Hainan Cancer Hospital.
The first patient: worried about surgical scars and delayed treatment again and again
Ms. Gao, 41, from Sanya, became the first patient to undergo surgery in the hospital.
Two years ago, she found an abnormality in her neck, and after examination at a local hospital, she was diagnosed with "multiple thyroid nodules.”
"My mother-in-law has had a thyroidectomy and had to take drugs for years to maintain the thyroid function, and the neck scar was very obvious, very ugly.” Ms. Gao, who always pursue beauty, inquired about a number of hospitals in the province and was told it needs surgery, to which she was very resistant.
Due to the progression of the thyroid nodule, a "lump" larger than an egg appeared on the left side of Ms. Gao’s neck , and the receiving doctor urged her to "operate quickly.” But Ms. Gao was struggling with the idea that the surgery might leave unpleasant scars.
"I was preparing to leave the island for treatment, and happened to find on the Internet that Professor Yu Shuyong is good at minimally invasive thyroid treatment and has abundant experience, so I quickly came to your hospital to seek treatment.”
Professor Yu Shuyong and his expert team patiently introduced the benefits of minimally invasive thyroid ablation treatment to Ms. Gao, and used the treatment videos recorded in the past to dispel her concerns.
Minimally invasive ablation of thyroid nodules is very beneficial
Professor Yu Shuyong introduced that the minimally invasive treatment of thyroid nodules would only need a surgical wound in the size of a needle eye, which will not leave any scars. Due to the small trauma, the operation can effectively protect the normal function of the thyroid, and there is no need to take drugs for a long period after the operation, and there will be almost no postoperative complications. At the same time, even if the thyroid nodules recur or grow again, the surgery would not affect the next surgery.
Among the 12 patients who received minimally invasive treatment for thyroid nodules that day, only one was male. Cheng Jiajia, head of Thyroid Minimally Invasive Treatment Outpatient Department of Hainan Cancer Hospital, said that there are more female thyroid patients, accounting for almost 60%. Male incidence is relatively low.
In the same period, our hospital also held the third training course on thyroid ablation in Hainan Province. Professor Yu Shuyong is the founder of minimally invasive ablation of thyroid nodules in Hainan Province. During the training, he imparts his accumulated experience of more than 3000 successful cases of minimally invasive ablation of thyroid nodules to colleagues from major hospitals in Hainan Province without reservation through on-site lectures and surgical demonstrations.
After hospitalized and observed for one day, the 12 patients who underwent surgery were all discharged the next day.
Professor Yu Shuyong (second from left) conducted a pre-operative examination on Ms. Gao
Professor Yu Shuyong (front left) performing minimally invasive surgery on Ms. Gaos thyroid nodules
Text and pictures from Liang Shan and Li Hongyi