Cretinism surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Elsaiey, MBBCH [2]

Overview

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of cretinism.

Surgery

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of cretinism.