Thyroid surgery in advanced age.
The total of 1,931 patients had been operated on in the Second Department of Surgery, Faculty Hospital and Policlinic, in Olomouc for thyroid disorders. The present paper deals with the operation on the thyroid gland in advanced age. The symptoms of the disease, types of interventions and kinds of complications, factors influenced by age and the secondary diseases are pointed out. In these terms, a group of 69 patients older than 60 and operated on within the period of 1981-1987 are analyzed in detail.
Vyhnánek
J
J
Duda
M
M
Rýznar
M
M
Hobza
J
J
Myslivecek
V
V
Vojácek
K
K
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*