[Benign lesions of the thyroid. Clinical methodology++ and therapeutic management in our personal experience]

Thyroid benign nodules are common (90-95%). A personal series of 544 cases forms the basis for a discussion of modern diagnostic techniques, their value and limitations. At the present time, subtotal or near total thyroidectomy is preferred, also in benign thyroid disease. The perfect anatomical knowledge of the neck is of paramount importance to minimize the risk of complications, such as a superior or inferior laryngeal nerve injury and hypoparathyroidism. Temporary suclinic, clinic, definitive hypoparathyroidism was never observed. Relapse was observed in 20 hypothyreosic patients with hormonal therapy.