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Our group had previously shown no decrement in postoperative voice outcomes with this technique. However, given the known role of the strap muscles in swallowing function, this study aims to assess the impact of sternothyroid muscle division on patient\u2010reported dysphagia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Prospective, consecutive cohort study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Single institution urban tertiary health care system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Adult patients who underwent total thyroidectomy or lobectomy with a single surgeon between November 2022 and July 2023 were enrolled. Patients with clinical evidence of significant preoperative dysphagia were excluded. Complete sternothyroid muscle division was performed in all cases. The integrity of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and EBSLN (when visualized) was confirmed through intraoperative nerve monitoring and postoperative flexible laryngoscopy. Differences between preoperative and postoperative patient\u2010reported swallowing outcomes were assessed using the Eating Assessment Tool\u201010 (EAT\u201010).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A total of 114 patients were included in the study. No statistically significant difference was found between mean preoperative and postoperative EAT\u201010 scores (0.63 vs 0.75,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.677). These results remained consistent regardless of sex, history of reflux, unilateral or bilateral sternothyroid muscle division, performance of substernal resection of goiter, or final histologic diagnosis.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Division of the sternothyroid muscle during thyroidectomy can be useful in the exposure of the thyroid gland without impact on patient\u2010perceived swallowing disturbance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ohn.1253","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,14]],"date-time":"2025-04-14T08:04:11Z","timestamp":1744617851000},"page":"178-184","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Impact of Sternothyroid Muscle Division on Patient\u2010Reported Swallowing Outcomes Following Thyroid Surgery: A Prospective Study"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"173","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6900-4734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Joshua","family":"Barlow","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Benjamin M.","family":"Laitman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Juan","family":"Nogues","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susmita","family":"Chennareddy","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christine","family":"Barron","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raymond L.","family":"Chai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Otolaryngology\u2013Head and Neck Surgery Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_8_2_1","volume-title":"Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs","author":"Steiner CA","year":"2006"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_8_3_1","first-page":"81","article-title":"Overview of thyroid surgery complications","volume":"59","author":"Lukinovi\u0107 J","year":"2020","journal-title":"Acta Clin Croat"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2006.08.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_8_5_1","unstructured":"Cancer stat facts: thyroid cancer. 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