Open AccessSurgery in Hashimoto′s thyroiditis: Indications, complications, and associated cancers
Author(s) -
P. V. Pradeep,
M Ragavan,
Baddukonda Appala Ramakrishna,
B Jayasree,
S H Skandha
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.81867
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroiditis , malignancy , thyroid , cosmesis , surgery , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , swallowing , thyroidectomy , complication , exact test , physics , optics
Indications for surgery in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) patients are compressive symptoms and suspicion of malignancy. A high incidence of thyroid malignancy has been reported in patients with HT. The effect of surgery on discomfort in swallowing and tightness in the neck has not been properly evaluated.