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A thyroidectomy is an operation that involves the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. In general surgery, endocrine or head and neck surgeons often perform a thyroidectomy when a patient has thyroid cancer or some other condition of the thyroid gland (such as hyperthyroidism) or goiter. Other indications for surgery include ...
Surgery (thyroidectomy) may be indicated in some instances: Reaccumulation of the nodule despite 3–4 repeated FNACs; Size in excess of 4 cm in some cases; Compressive symptoms; Signs of malignancy (vocal cord dysfunction, lymphadenopathy) Cytopathology that does not exclude thyroid cancer
In about 30% of cases, thymectomy results in permanent remission of myasthenia gravis, negating the need for any additional medication. Improvements in condition as a result of thymectomy are often delayed, typically occurring one or two years after the surgical procedure, though could be as late as five years.
Endocrine surgery is a surgical sub-speciality focusing on surgery of the endocrine glands, including the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, the adrenal glands, glands of the endocrine pancreas, and some neuroendocrine glands.
Parathyroidectomy is the surgical removal of one or more of the (usually) four parathyroid glands.This procedure is used to remove an adenoma or hyperplasia of these glands when they are producing excessive parathyroid hormone (PTH): hyperparathyroidism.
Post-surgery radioactive iodine does not reduce recurrence in those with low risk thyroid cancer. [10] Patients with medullary, anaplastic, and most Hurthle-cell cancers do not benefit from this therapy. [14] External irradiation may be used when the cancer is unresectable, when it recurs after resection, or to relieve pain from bone metastasis ...
Thyroid surgery Non-thyroid surgery Parturition: Struma ovarii: Molar pregnancy: Trauma (i.e. hip fracture) Burns Myocardial infarction: Pulmonary embolism: Stroke: Heart failure: Radioactive iodine treatment Medication side effect (anesthetics, salicylate, pseudoephedrine, amiodarone) Exposure to iodinated contrast: Withdrawal of antithyroid ...
Surgery to remove the thyroid can sometimes be performed as a transoral thyroidectomy, a minimally invasive procedure. [51] Surgery does however carry a risk of damage to the parathyroid glands and the recurrent laryngeal nerve , which innervates the vocal cords .