Open AccessTotal Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Diseases: What is the Price to be Paid?
Author(s) -
Rajashekara Babu Gangappa,
Manjunath Basavaraj Kenchannavar,
Prashanth Basappa Chowdary,
Adithya Malolan Patanki,
Mahalakshmi Ishwar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18733.7991
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroidectomy , hypocalcaemia , thyroid disease , hypoparathyroidism , surgery , thyroid , seroma , goiter , incidence (geometry) , complication , physics , optics , calcium
Total thyroidectomy has been used to treat patients with malignant thyroid disease. But for patients with benign thyroid disease, the safety and efficacy of total thyroidectomy is a matter of debate. Subtotal thyroidectomy that was previously the treatment of choice for benign thyroid disease has been associated with high recurrence rates. The risk of permanent complications is greatly increased in patients who undergo surgery for recurrence of benign thyroid disease. Total thyroidectomy is an operation that can be safely performed, with low incidence of permanent complications, which allows one to broaden its indications in various benign thyroid diseases, thus avoiding future recurrences and reoperations.