Congenital thyroid hemiagenesis with thyroid nodules—Role of TI-RADS to prevent long term thyroid replacement therapy

摘要

BackgroundHemi-agenesis of thyroid is a rare congenital condition with the clinical significance lying only in cases where the remnant tissue is affected by a pathology mandating removal of the gland. Henceforth, the hemi-thyroidectomy technically becomes a total thyroidectomy with a need for long term thyroid replacement therapy.