[Multinodular goiter in children].
Multinodular goiter is rare in children. This study analyses the different clinical aspects of this disease. All of the 17 patients underwent surgery. The majority of them were euthyroid. Three had congenital hypothyroidism. In 2 cases, bilateral thyroidectomy had to be performed because of hyperthyroidism which occurred either in the observation period prior to surgery, or 4 years after unilateral thyroidectomy carried out for multinodular goiter.
Unité d'Endocrinologie Pédiatrique et Diabéte, Hôpital des Enfants-Malades, Paris.
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Nihoul-Fékété
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013965:Thyroidectomy
Goitre multinodulaire chez l'enfant.