title: [Surgical treatment of Basedow's disease. Retrospective study of 40 cases].
abstract: Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder. Its diagnosis is easy. Its treatment is delicate in lack of etiologic treatment. We report a retrospective study of 40 cases operated in nine years period. The failure of the medical treatment constituted the main operative indication in our series (57.5%). A subtotal thyroidectomy have been accomplished in 72.5% and total thyroidectomy in 22.5% of cases. We noted one case of definitive hypoparathyroidism after surgery. Our endocrinal results were characterised by the occurrence of hyperthyroidism in 2 cases after subtotal thyroidectomy. For many authors, surgery is the best treatment of graves' disorder and the actual tendency is to realise a total thyroidectomy. Our results encourage us to adhere to the therapeutic method.
authors.affiliation: Service O.R.L. et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, Hôpital Habib Thameur, Tunis.
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ben Gamra
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Rezig
authors.forename: Salima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Sarra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zribi
authors.forename: Chiraz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mbarek
authors.forename: Abdelkader
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: el Khedim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007011:Hypoparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome