[Total thyroidectomy in recurrent goiters (anatomicosurgical observations with the operating microscope)]

The relapses of the multinodular goitre, often linked with an insufficient surgical treatment of primitive lesions, make serious problems about the operating technique. The current guidance of surgeons is directed towards the complete thyroidectomy which profits, during the operating time, by the use of microscope to identify and to protect the recurrent nerves. This equipment has to be used by those equipped which know how to use it. In our work we report the results obtained with this technique and it's underlined how the complete thyroidectomy for the benign relapsing goitre could be considered curative towards those cases which present hidden microcarcinoma.