Is hemithyroidectomy a rational management for benign nodular goitre? A Multicentre Retrospective Single Group Study.


Attaallah W., Erel S., Canturk N. Z., Erbil Y., Gorgulu S., Kulacoglu H., ...More

The Netherlands journal of medicine, vol.73, pp.17-22, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 73
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: The Netherlands journal of medicine
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.17-22
  • Keywords: Benign nodular goitre, hemithyroidectomy, hypothyroidism, recurrence, MULTINODULAR GOITER, TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY, NONTOXIC GOITER, HYPOTHYROIDISM, RECURRENCE, LOBECTOMY, THERAPY, DISEASE, AREA
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The incidence and potential risk factors for the recurrence of benign nodular goitre after unilateral thyroidectomy are not clearly defined. The aim of this study was to assess the rate of progression of nodular goitre in the contralateral thyroid lobe and of hypothyroidism requiring replacement therapy after unilateral thyroid lobectomy for benign nodular goitre.