Open AccessScreening of young subjects for goiter: role of ultrasonic examinations
Author(s) -
Tatyana A. Zykova,
A. L. Fefilov,
О. А. Цыганова,
N. A. Martyushova,
O. N. Sukhanova,
S. N. Zykova
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
problemy èndokrinologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl12023
Subject(s) - goiter , medicine , palpation , ultrasonography , thyroid , radiology
Eighty-two students in whom goiter was diagnosed by palpation were examined by ultrasonography. Assessment of the volume of the thyroid in these students revealed diffuse goiter in only 5.5% and nodular in 22% cases. Thyroid dysfunction was diagnosed in 16% subjects with diffuse or nodular goiter. Sonographic examination of the thyroid with an assessment of its volume and echostructure helps more accurately diagnose goiter and plan therapeutic measures.