Benign thyroid disease-total or subtotal thyroidectomy?

摘要

Total thyroidectomy can be recommended for the treatment of benign bilateral thyroid disease, suggest Barczynski et al.The optimal extent of surgery for the treatment of bilateral benign thyroid disease is a subject of debate. Although bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy has been the standard surgical approach for many years, the performance of total thyroidectomy has gained ground in the past few decades. Reported pros of total thyroidectomy include reduced rates of goiter recurrence and revision surgery for thyroid cancer. However, opponents