Intraoperative application of inactivated Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients undergoing lateral neck dissection for metastatic thyroid cancer: A randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled trial

Background null We hypothesize that the intraoperative, prophylactic application of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can decrease postoperative chylous fistula and enhance recovery after surgery in patients with thyroid cancer undergoing lateral neck lymph node dissection. null null null Method null In this single-center trial, we assigned randomly 200 patients with thyroid cancer who had proven lateral lymph node metastasis to groups receiving either 2...