Preoperative Serum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Level Correlates with Surgical Difficulty and Outcome in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
Journal Volume
10
Journal Issue
18
Date Issued
2021-09-07
Author(s)
Abstract
Surgical treatment for autoimmune thyroid disease is theoretically risky due to its chronic inflammatory status. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between preoperative serum migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels and the difficulty of thyroidectomy in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis. Forty-four patients (average age: 54 years) were prospectively recruited: 30 with autoimmune thyroiditis and 14 with nodular goiter. Preoperative serum samples were collected to measure MIF levels. The difficulty of thyroidectomy was evaluated using a 20-point thyroidectomy difficulty scale (TDS) scoring system. The potential correlations between MIF levels and clinicopathological features as well as postoperative complications were analyzed. Preoperative serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), TSH receptor antibody, thyroid peroxidase antibodies levels, TDS score, and serum MIF levels were significantly higher in the autoimmune thyroiditis group than those in the goiter group. MIF levels were significantly associated with postoperative transient recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypoparathyroidism. MIF levels were positively correlated with TDS score, operation time, and blood loss in the autoimmune thyroiditis group. Increased preoperative serum MIF levels are associated with higher TDS scores, operation time, blood loss, and postoperative complications. Preoperative serum MIF level may be a useful predictor of difficult thyroidectomy and help surgeons provide better preoperative management.
Subjects
autoimmune thyroiditis; difficulty; outcome; serum biomarker; thyroidectomy
Autoimmune thyroiditis; Difficulty; Outcome; Serum biomarker; Thyroidectomy
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Other Subjects
macrophage migration inhibition factor; thyroid peroxidase antibody; thyrotropin; thyrotropin receptor antibody; adult; antibody blood level; Article; autoimmune thyroiditis; clinical article; clinical feature; controlled study; female; hematoma; histopathology; human; human tissue; hypoparathyroidism; male; middle aged; nodular goiter; operation duration; operative blood loss; postoperative complication; preoperative period; protein blood level; recurrent laryngeal nerve injury; scoring system; thyroidectomy; Thyroidectomy Difficulty Scale; thyrotropin blood level
Type
journal article