TY - JOUR
T1 - Total thyroidectomy in the treatment of thyroid disease
AU - Chonkich, George D.
AU - Petti, George H.
AU - Goral, William
N1 - Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery Section, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA. Presented at the Meeting of the Western Section of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, January 9, 1987. In a review of thyroid surgery during the past 12 years, total thyroidectomy was performed in 20% of the cases.
PY - 1987/8
Y1 - 1987/8
N2 - In a review of thyroid surgery during the past 12 years, total thyroidectomy was performed in 20% of the caues. Forty percent were done for malignant disease and 60% for benign disease. Our indications for using this operation in benign thyroid disease include bilateral nodular goiter, Graves’ disease, chronic thyroiditis, and cases in which the rapid frozen diagnosis is equivocal for carcinoma. We feel that the risks of reoperation for recurrent thyroid disease are greater than the risks of a total thyroidectomy as the initial surgical procedure. With the increased use of total thyroidectomy the incidence of permanent hypoparathyroidism can be decreased. We reviewed our preoperative work-up, indications for total thyroidectomy, surgical technique, diagnostic accuracy of needle biopsy, accuracy of rapid frozen section reports, and postoperative complications.
AB - In a review of thyroid surgery during the past 12 years, total thyroidectomy was performed in 20% of the caues. Forty percent were done for malignant disease and 60% for benign disease. Our indications for using this operation in benign thyroid disease include bilateral nodular goiter, Graves’ disease, chronic thyroiditis, and cases in which the rapid frozen diagnosis is equivocal for carcinoma. We feel that the risks of reoperation for recurrent thyroid disease are greater than the risks of a total thyroidectomy as the initial surgical procedure. With the increased use of total thyroidectomy the incidence of permanent hypoparathyroidism can be decreased. We reviewed our preoperative work-up, indications for total thyroidectomy, surgical technique, diagnostic accuracy of needle biopsy, accuracy of rapid frozen section reports, and postoperative complications.
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U2 - 10.1288/00005537-198708000-00001
DO - 10.1288/00005537-198708000-00001
M3 - Article
C2 - 3613785
SN - 0023-852X
VL - 97
SP - 897
EP - 900
JO - Laryngoscope
JF - Laryngoscope
IS - 8
ER -