BACKGROUND: The goal of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of total thyroidectomy performed for @entity1374 . METHODS: A total of 106 consecutive @entity1 undergoing total thyroidectomy for benign disease from October 1982 to July 1995 were reviewed. The 33 @entity1 and 73 @entity1 had an average age of 46 years (range, 16 to 82 years). Indications for total thyroidectomy were a thyroid nodule with the history of head and neck radiation in 36 @entity1 , bilateral thyroid nodules in 35, needle biopsy of a follicular @entity5 or frozen section diagnosis of a possible @entity137 in 17. Total thyroidectomy was performed as the primary operation in 98 @entity1 , and 8 @entity1 had a completion reoperation for recurrent disease. RESULTS: Pathology findings revealed @entity8170 in 49 @entity1 , follicular @entity652 in 26, @entity1373 in 19, and @entity2621 in 12. @entity86 requiring operative hemostasis occurred in two @entity1 (1.9%). Two @entity1 had unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) palsy before operation (1.9%). Three @entity1 had unilateral postoperative RLN palsy (2.8%). Two cases resolved in 3 and 4 months. The only permanent @entity11923 occurred in a @entity1 reoperated for a @entity5651 . Early postoperative @entity3747 (8.0 mg/dl or less) was found in nine @entity1 (8.5%). No @entity1 had permanent @entity261 at long-term follow-up evaluation. CONCLUSIONS: Total thyroidectomy for @entity1374 can avoid reoperation for @entity8170 and @entity1378 and eliminate any subsequent risk of malignant change in radiated thyroid glands. A low complication rate can be achieved with meticulous surgical technique. Total thyroidectomy can be performed safely for bilateral @entity1374 .

Total thyroidectomy for XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity8170 :: ('MESH:D006044', 'Disease') :: ['benign nodular goiter', 'nodular goiter'] @entity3747 :: ('MESH:D006996', 'Disease') :: ['hypocalcemia'] @entity137 :: ('MESH:D064420', 'Disease') :: ['malignancy in 18, and toxic goiter'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['neoplasm'] @entity2621 :: ('MESH:D050031', 'Disease') :: ["Hashimoto's thyroiditis"] @entity1373 :: ('MESH:D006965', 'Disease') :: ['hyperplasia'] @entity11923 :: ('MESH:D061226', 'Disease') :: ['RLN injury'] @entity1378 :: ('MESH:D006980', 'Disease') :: ['hyperthyroidism'] @entity261 :: ('MESH:D007011', 'Disease') :: ['hypoparathyroidism'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['Postoperative hemorrhage'] @entity5651 :: ('MESH:D006042', 'Disease') :: ['compressive goiter'] @entity652 :: ('MESH:D000236', 'Disease') :: ['adenoma'] @entity1374 :: ('MESH:D013959', 'Disease') :: ['benign thyroid disease']
@entity1374 :: (MESH:D013959,Disease) :: ['benign thyroid disease']
