Surgery in Hashimoto′s thyroiditis: Indications, complications, and associated cancers | Zendy

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Surgery in Hashimoto′s thyroiditis: Indications, complications, and associated cancers

Author(s) -

P. V. Pradeep,

M Ragavan,

BA Ramakrishna,

B Jayasree,

SH Skandha

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

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.

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