title: [Surgical treatment of recurrent goiter].
abstract: The authors have analyzed and generalized their 20-years experience with surgical treatment of 247 patients with recurrent goiter. Among them 48 patients had recurrent toxic goiter and 199 patients had nontoxic goiter. Postoperative complications developed in 8.3% of the patients with recurrent toxic goiter and in 6% of the patients with nontoxic goiter. The overall postoperative lethality was 1.2%. Operative treatment is recommended by the authors for recurrent toxic and nontoxic goiter, conservative treatment with radioactive iodine is thought to be expedient for a repeated recurrence. For preventing recurrences of toxic and nontoxic goiter after the first operation the administration of small does of the thyroid hormones is considered to be expedient during 1.5-2 months.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Sedov
authors.forename: Iu I
authors.initials: IuI
authors.lastname: Sedletskiĭ
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Belianina
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006042:Goiter / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013965:Thyroidectomy; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D013963:Thyroid Hormones