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thyroidectomy
Indications:
1) coexistence of a 'cold' thyroid nodule in Graves disease
2) Graves ophthalmopathy
3) thyroid carcinoma
Complications:
1) inadvertent removal of parathyroid glands resulting in hypoparathyroidism with & hypocalcemia
2) hoarseness due to recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
Related
Graves disease (Basedow's disease, exothalmic goiter)
hypoparathyroidism
recurrent laryngeal nerve
Specific
thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma
General
endocrine surgery
surgical resection (excision)
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 11, American
College of Physicians, Philadelphia 1998
- NEJM Knowledge+ Endocrinology