title: Simple nodular goiter. Treatment of 58 cases.
abstract: The treatment of 58 cases of simple nodular goiter, over a three-year period, is reported. This study was done in the Asella Regional Hospital, situated in the Arssi Region, in the central highland of Ethiopia. This is a frequent disease in this Region, and two provinces at high risk have been identified. Simple nodular goiter masked a carcinoma in 15.4% of cases. The treatment and results are discussed in details.
authors.affiliation: Asella Regional Hospital, Arssi Region, Ethiopia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Astini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Desta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications