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[Total thyroidectomy to prevent recurrence of benign thyroid goiter]

J Visset1, K Lumingu, M F Le Bodic

  • 1Clinique chirurgicale I, hôpital G.R. Laënnec, Nantes.

Chirurgie; Memoires De L'Academie De Chirurgie
|January 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

For benign thyroid nodules and goiters, total thyroidectomy avoids recurrence and has comparable sequelae to reoperation. The choice is between accepting recurrence or needing lifelong thyroid hormone replacement therapy.

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