The Change in Surgical Practice from Subtotal to Near-Total or Total Thyroidectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Benign Multinodular Goiter
WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, vol.33, no.3, pp.400-405, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 33 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2009
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s00268-008-9808-1
- Journal Name: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.400-405
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Although total thyroidectomy is the procedure of choice in patients with thyroid carcinoma, this surgical approach has emerged as a surgical option to treat patients with benign multinodular goiter (BMNG), especially in endemically iodine-deficient regions. The aim of this study was to review our experience with patients with BMNG in an endemically iodine-deficient region treated by either subtotal or total/near-total thyroidectomy, and to document whether total or near-total thyroidectomy decreased the rate of completion thyroidectomy for incidentally diagnosed thyroid carcinoma in comparison to the patients with BMNG treated initially by subtotal thyroidectomy.