title: [Persistent postoperative hyperthyroidism--a surgical problem].
abstract: The rate of persistent or recurrent hyperthyroidism after surgical treatment of Graves' disease correlates with the size of a thyroid remnant. Reoperation should be viewed as a last resort because of a high complication rate. A subtotal thyroidectomy with a thyroid remnant of 5 to 8 g is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgischen Universitätsklinik Düsseldorf.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frilling
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Goretzki
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Röher
mesh_terms: D006111:Graves Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D013965:Thyroidectomy
vernacular_title: Persistierende postoperative Hyperthyreose--ein chirurgisches Problem.