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*Surgery helps relieve compression and symptoms related to dysphagia, hosarseness, cough and dyspnea. | *Surgery helps relieve compression and symptoms related to dysphagia, hosarseness, cough and dyspnea. | ||
*Thyroid surgery helps supress the thyroid gland overactivity seen in goiter or nodules. | *Thyroid surgery helps supress the thyroid gland overactivity seen in goiter or nodules. | ||
*Preoperative indications: | *'''Preoperative indications:''' | ||
**Thyroid functional status should be determined | **Thyroid functional status should be determined | ||
**The patient should be brought to a euthyroid state | **The patient should be brought to a euthyroid state | ||
*Indications for surgery: | *'''Indications for surgery:''' | ||
**Cosmetic concerns | **Cosmetic concerns | ||
**Pressure symptoms | **Pressure symptoms | ||
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**Toxic goitre | **Toxic goitre | ||
*Types of Thyroid surgery (Thyroidectomy) advised based on the condition: | *Types of '''Thyroid surgery (Thyroidectomy)''' advised based on the condition: | ||
**Subtotal thyroidectomy | **''Subtotal thyroidectomy'' | ||
**Near-total thyroidectomy | **''Near-total thyroidectomy'' | ||
**Total thyroidectomy | **''Total thyroidectomy'' | ||
**Thyroid nodulectomy | **''Thyroid nodulectomy'' | ||
==Indications== | ==Indications== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Thyroid surgery may be advised in cases of goiter depending upon the symptoms and adverse effects associated with the development of goiter such as, compression related symptoms, thyroid hyper-function and thyroid cancer.
Surgery
- Thyroid surgery may be advised in cases of goiter depending upon the symptoms and adverse effects associated with the development of goiter such as, compression related symptoms, thyroid hyper-function and thyroid cancer.
- Thyroid surgery involves thyroid lobectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy OR total thyroidectomy, depending on whether goiter or nodule is cancerous or not.
- Surgery helps relieve compression and symptoms related to dysphagia, hosarseness, cough and dyspnea.
- Thyroid surgery helps supress the thyroid gland overactivity seen in goiter or nodules.
- Preoperative indications:
- Thyroid functional status should be determined
- The patient should be brought to a euthyroid state
- Indications for surgery:
- Cosmetic concerns
- Pressure symptoms
- Suspected malignancy
- Toxic goitre
- Types of Thyroid surgery (Thyroidectomy) advised based on the condition:
- Subtotal thyroidectomy
- Near-total thyroidectomy
- Total thyroidectomy
- Thyroid nodulectomy