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- Title
Prevalence of thyroid hemiagenesis: ultrasound screening in normal children.
- Authors
Shabana, Wael; Delange, Francois; Freson, Maxime; Osteaux, Michel; De Schepper, Jean; Shabana, W; Delange, F; Freson, M; Osteaux, M; De Schepper, J
- Abstract
<bold>Unlabelled: </bold>While performing a systematic ultrasound study of the thyroid gland volume for the evaluation of iodine deficiency in 2845 normal Belgian school children, we found an absence of the left lobe in 6 children (4 girls and 2 boys). There was no association with other thyroid malformations or dysfunction.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>This first systematic ultrasound evaluation of thyroid hemiagenesis in normal children established a prevalence of thyroid hemiagenesis of 0.2% and confirmed the female predominance and higher incidence of agenesis of the left lobe.
- Subjects
THYROID gland; IODINE deficiency diseases; JUVENILE diseases
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2000, Vol 159, Issue 6, p456
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s004310051307