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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Thyroidectomy]] is usually performed when the enlarged [[thyroid]] produces [[Tracheal compression|cervical compression]] symptoms and there is a high suspicion for [[malignancy]]. | |||
==Surgery== | |||
[[Thyroidectomy]] is the surgical procedure performed for the [[enlarged thyroid]] usually in the following cases:<ref name="pmid24434360">{{cite journal |vauthors=Caturegli P, De Remigis A, Rose NR |title=Hashimoto thyroiditis: clinical and diagnostic criteria |journal=Autoimmun Rev |volume=13 |issue=4-5 |pages=391–7 |year=2014 |pmid=24434360 |doi=10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.007 |url=}}</ref> | |||
#[[Thyroid nodule]] suspicious for [[malignancy]] on [[cytology]] | |||
#[[Cervical]] compression | |||
#*[[Esophageal]] compression | |||
#*[[Tracheal compression]] | |||
#*[[Recurrent laryngeal nerve|Nerve compression]] | |||
#[[Cosmetics|Cosmetic]] reasons | |||
Patients usually need lifelong [[Levothyroxin|synthetic levothyroxine]] after [[thyroidectomy]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Thyroidectomy is usually performed when the enlarged thyroid produces cervical compression symptoms and there is a high suspicion for malignancy.
Surgery
Thyroidectomy is the surgical procedure performed for the enlarged thyroid usually in the following cases:[1]
- Thyroid nodule suspicious for malignancy on cytology
- Cervical compression
- Esophageal compression
- Tracheal compression
- Nerve compression
- Cosmetic reasons
Patients usually need lifelong synthetic levothyroxine after thyroidectomy.
References
- ↑ Caturegli P, De Remigis A, Rose NR (2014). "Hashimoto thyroiditis: clinical and diagnostic criteria". Autoimmun Rev. 13 (4–5): 391–7. doi:10.1016/j.autrev.2014.01.007. PMID 24434360.