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Drain placement after thyroid surgery: the bra-strap line

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

M. P. A. Clark ,
N. N. Patel  and
R. W. Farrell
M. P. A. Clark
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
N. N. Patel
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
R. W. Farrell
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Northwick Park Hospital, Harrow, Middlesex, UK.
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Abstract

In cases of thyroid surgery that require a drain post-operatively, the authors suggest the subcutaneous tunnelling of the drain to exit in the bra-strap line. This simple but effective technique hides the potentially unsightly resultant scars that may be of concern to women wearing clothes that expose the upper chest and lower neck. The bra-strap line can be easily found in the patient and the authors have found no additional complications with exiting the drain at this site.

Keywords

ThyroidectomySurgical Treatment, OperativeWound HealingDrainage
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 116 , Issue 9 , September 2002 , pp. 722
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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