Nontoxic goitre. I. Surgical complications and longterm prognosis.
In the period 1960-1968, 182 patients underwent surgery for nontoxic goitre at Roskilde County Hospital. The total frequency of peroperative complications was 10%. After a mean interval of 16.4 years, 162 of the patients could be followed up and 86% expressed satisfaction with the result of thyroid surgery. Only two patients (1.2%) had longterm sequelae in the form of voice problems and calcium requirements. No thyroid cancer appeared in the observation period. In 19% there was recurrence of benign goitre. The interval to recurrence was 1 month to 14 years.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D061224:Laryngeal Nerve Injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011379:Prognosis