Surgery of toxic goiter: indications and long-term results.
Treatment of hyperthyroidism is still debated, surgery in particular is conceived as the last step of a multidisciplinary approach. 130 patients were reviewed in a follow-up based on a double cell at fixed dates, after subtotal thyroidectomy for multinodular and diffuse toxic goiter. Clinical and laboratory tests (T3, T4, TSH) showed a rate of 9.1% of recurrent toxicity and 20.7% of hypothyroidism. These data confirm that surgery offers satisfactory results in the management of hyperthyroidism if indications are carefully followed. It is also shown that TSH has a predictive role in the screening of patients at risk of developing postoperative hypothyroidism.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006042:Goiter / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000097:blood
D013972:Thyrotropin