INTRODUCTION Total thyroidectomy as a treatment for simple multinodular goitre is not well recognised in most centres in low middle income countries. METHOD This paper is a retrospective review of outcomes of total thyroidectomy for simple multinodular goitres in the last fifteen years in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. RESULTS A total of 652 thyroidectomies were done from January 2001 to D...

This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of minimal endoscope-assisted thyroidectomy (MEAT) through a retroauricular (RA) approach. Most of the thyroidectomy operative time was accounted for by direct visualization through the RA window, minimizing interference between surgical instruments. Endoscope use was minimized and limited to critical surgical aspects, including preserva...

Robotic thyroidectomy has been a good option in the treatment of benign and early stage differentiated thyroid cancers, with several functional benefits. In the last few years, many surgeons have established their own robotic thyroidectomy techniques, and published many reports on the feasibility, safety and benefits of their robotic procedures. Although there are many different surgical techni...

Horner syndrome (HS), caused by an interruption in the oculosympathetic pathway, is characterised by myosis, ipsilateral blepharoptosis, enophthalmos, facial anhydrosis, and vascular dilation of the lateral part of the face. HS is a rare complication of thyroidectomy. A 15-year-old female patient presented with solitary solid and large nodule in the right thyroid lobe. Ultrasound-guided fine-ne...

BACKGROUND The risk of hypocalcemia after total thyroidectomy is well-described in the literature. Recalcitrant hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy in a lactating woman is uncommon and may require multiple strategies to correct. METHODS We present a case report of a lactating woman with papillary thyroid carcinoma requiring total thyroidectomy and neck dissections. RESULTS Postoperatively the ...

BACKGROUND A novel remote access robotic thyroidectomy technique has been described that uses as its portal a postauricular and occipital hairline (facelift) incision. Experimental investigation and clinical validation have been completed. A detailed technical description is provided. METHODS AND MATERIALS A young woman with a thyroid nodule was referred for surgery. Because of her concerns a...

BACKGROUND Thyroidectomy is considered a low-risk operation. The authors report a case of tracheal necrosis after total thyroidectomy for multinodular goiter with bilateral adenomas, and a case of oesophageal fistula after total thyroidectomy for papillary cancer. METHODS AND RESULTS The patient with tracheal perforation was treated by a non operative management after clinical stabilization. ...

Thyroidectomy is one of the most commonly performed endocrine procedures in world. Conventional open thyroidectomy more frequently undertaken than its minimally invasive counterpart. Elective treatment choice for benign and malignant thyroid disease includes total near-total thyroidectomy, lobo-isthmectomy. Open requires careful preoperative patient preparation and, among other skills, thorough...

in research institute for nuclear medicine (tehran university of medical sciences) 50 patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma were evaluted retrospectively. the purpose of the study was assesment of the response of iodine-131 therapy. the best result were achieved when the patient treated with iodine-131 for the first time, in the 4th decade of life, with total thyroidectomy and no metastasi...