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- Title
Comparison of Surgical Techniques for Treatment of Benign Toxic Multinodular Goiter.
- Authors
Alimoglu, Orhan; Akdag, Murat; Sahin, Mustafa; Korkut, Cagatay; Okan, Ismail; Kurtulmus, Neslihan
- Abstract
Controversy remains regarding the best surgical approach for toxic multinodular goiter (MNG). The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of various thyroid operations for managing toxic MNG. A group of 100 patients with toxic MNG were divided into three groups and managed with total thyroidectomy (TT; group I, n-17), near-total thyroidectomy (NTT); group II, n = 48), or bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy (BST); group III, n = 35). Patients were compared with regard to age, gender, surgical operations, complications, thyroid hormone status, duration of hospitalization, ad the reoperation rate for incidentally found thyroid carcinomas. There were 14 men (14%) and 86 women (86%) with a mean age of 47.03 ± 13.56 years (range 19-77 years). After the operations two patients had a hematoma, and one patient had a seroma. Four patients had unilateral vocal cord paralysis, and one had permanent paralysis. Moreover, 18 patients had transient and 2 patients permanent hypocalcemia. There was no significant difference between the groups regarding complications (p < 0.05). Permanent hypothyroidism was achieved in all patients in group I and 44 patients (92%) in group II. Whereas in group III only 10 (29%) patients had hypothyroidism. Conversely, hyperthyroidism, both subclinical, was noted only in group III (12 patients, 34%) during follow-up. We think that TT and NTT are safe, effective approaches in the treatment of toxic MNG, presenting recurrence of thyrotoxicols and reoperation for incidentally found thyroid cancers. The complication rates for TT and NTT were similar to that for BST. Hence these operation should be considered for patients referred for surgical treatment of toxic MNG.
- Subjects
GOITER; CANCER patients; THYROID diseases; OPERATIVE surgery; HYPOTHYROIDISM
- Publication
World Journal of Surgery, 2005, Vol 29, Issue 7, p921
- ISSN
0364-2313
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00268-005-7767-3