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The primary endpoint of the study was the overall rate of postoperative complications; secondary endpoints of the study were operative time, use of energy device and length of hospital stay. The duration of hospital stay resulted longer in Group B (p\u2009=\u20090.002). No statistically significant differences were documented in terms of operative time (p\u2009=\u20090.206), use of energy devices (p\u2009=\u20090.855) and surgical complications (p\u2009=\u20090.429). Moreover, no statistically significant differences were documented considering each specific complication: transient and permanent hypocalcemia (p\u2009=\u20090.336; p\u2009=\u20090.813, respectively), transient and permanent recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (p\u2009=\u20090.483; p\u2009=\u20090.523, respectively), hematoma (p\u2009=\u20090.779), bleeding (p\u2009=\u20090.178), wound infection (p\u2009=\u20090.313) and cheloid formation (p\u2009=\u20090.412). Thyroidectomy can safely be performed in obese patients. 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