title: Surgical significance of non-toxic iodine-avid goitre.
abstract: During the period 1970-87, of 1580 patients operated on for non-toxic nodular goitre, 17 satisfied the laboratory criteria for iodine avidity. All of these goitres were non-endemic, with no evidence of enzymatic deficiency. Preoperative thyroxine markedly reduced the surgical morbidity by decreasing the size and vascularity of the gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Khanna
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007455:Iodine / Q000172:deficiency*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D007455:Iodine; D013974:Thyroxine