BACKGROUND: Thyroidectomy continues to be the least common form of therapy for @entity2743 in the US, presumably based upon concerns about injuries to the recurrent laryngeal nerves and/or parathyroid glands. STUDY DESIGN: Concurrent and retrospective data were collected on 65 consecutive @entity1 undergoing subtotal or total thyroidectomy for @entity2743 at one community-type hospital by one surgeon from 1992 to 2010. RESULTS: A total of 65 @entity1 (50 @entity1 , 15 @entity1 ) with a mean age of 38 years underwent subtotal (52.3%) or near total or total thyroidectomy (47.7%). Six @entity1 (9.2%) had high lying or @entity63 parathyroid glands reimplanted into the ipsilateral sternocleidomastoid muscle at the completion of the thyroidectomy, and none developed @entity3747 . No injuries to the recurrent laryngeal nerve or external branch of the superior laryngeal nerve occurred. Seven @entity1 (10.8%) had 1 parathyroid gland removed inadvertently during thyroidectomy, but none developed @entity3747 . Nine @entity1 (13.8%) were discharged from the hospital on supplemental @entity460 tablets for symptomatic or asymptomatic @entity3747 ( @entity460 < 7.5 mg/dL). Four @entity1 were weaned off @entity460 tablets, and 5, all of whom had normocalcemia on supplementation, were lost to long-term follow-up. One @entity1 had reopening of the cervical incision under the same anesthetic for stridor that was subsequently found to have been caused by @entity2348 , and 2 other @entity1 had reoperations for a cervical @entity1410 (same day) and a reaction to @entity1287 with facial and cervical @entity4 (tracheostomy, 11th day). No @entity1 is known to have developed a recurrence of @entity2743 . CONCLUSIONS: Total thyroidectomy offers a rapid and complete cure for @entity2743 . Extensive thyroidectomy for Graves' goiters can be safely performed in a community-type hospital.

Thyroidectomy is optimal treatment for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity3747 :: ('MESH:D006996', 'Disease') :: ['hypocalcemia'] @entity63 :: ('MESH:D007511', 'Disease') :: ['ischemic'] @entity2743 :: ('MESH:D006111', 'Disease') :: ["Graves' disease"] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['edema'] @entity2348 :: ('MESH:D001424', 'Disease') :: ['bacterial tonsillitis'] @entity1287 :: ('MESH:D006853', 'Chemical') :: ['hydrocodone'] @entity1410 :: ('MESH:D006406', 'Disease') :: ['hematoma'] @entity460 :: ('MESH:D002118', 'Chemical') :: ['calcium']
@entity2743 :: (MESH:D006111,Disease) :: ['Graves' disease']
