title: [The effect of preoperative diagnostic methods on the correct selection of operative procedure on the thyroid gland].
abstract: The study compares three diagnostic procedures, the analysis of which is aimed at a choosing the optimal extent of resection on the thyroid. Diagnostic procedures, when based on clinical examination (palpation, scintigraphy, laryngoscopy, X-ray), lead to the optimal extent of resection in 74.2% of patients. Procedures selection performed on the basis of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) results lead to the correct extent of resection in 93.1% of patients. The procedures of frozen section lead to the correct resection extent in 81.3% of patients. (Tab. 1, Fig. 1, Ref. 25.)
authors.affiliation: Chirurgická klinika, Nemocnica F.D. Roosevelta, Banskej Bystrici.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kothaj
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Laca
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pelikán
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Veselý
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Vplyv predoperacných diagnostických metód na správnost' vol'by operacného výkonu na stítnej zl'aze.