A new surgical method—reverse-sequence dissection—dramatically reduces chylous fistula occurrences after lateral neck lymph node dissection for thyroid cancer. In a study of 989 patients, those undergoing the novel technique showed a chylous fistula rate of just 0.81%, compared to 5.05% in the traditional method cohort. This advancement not only enhances surgical safety but also offers a promising avenue for further refining thyroid cancer operations.
Journal Article by Liu L, Liu H (…) Yu D et 4 al. in Am Surg