Seventy-two @entity1 , 50 @entity1 and 22 @entity1 , were operated on for @entity2743 . Their median age was 35 years. The indications for surgery included @entity1 with large goitre, relapse after antithyroid drug (ATD) therapy, @entity56 to ATD, non-compliance and finally an associated nodule with suspicion of @entity189 . @entity1 were rendered euthyroid with ATD before surgery and were pretreated with @entity20046 . Standard subtotal thyroidectomy was performed in 64 @entity1 , total thyroidectomy in 7 @entity1 , and one @entity1 underwent a completion thyroidectomy after an initial subtotal thyroidectomy. The weight of the thyroid remnant on either side was estimated emperically between 3 g and 5 g. There was no @entity204 or @entity3935 crisis. There was no case of permanent recurrent @entity16 or @entity261 . Eight @entity1 (11.1%) had temporary unilateral @entity3746 and 4 @entity1 (5.5%) had temporary @entity3747 . One @entity1 (1.4%) developed recurrent @entity1378 . Postoperative transient @entity1375 developed in 87.5% cases, all within the first postoperative year. The functional results at 2 years were as follows: Out of 47 cases followed 31 @entity1 (65.9%) became euthyroid while 15 (31.9%) were still hypothyroid and requited long term substitutive treatment. @entity6875 worsened in only one @entity1 . Thyroidectomy has reasonable role in the management of @entity2743 , because the @entity1 have had their diseases rapidly terminated, were hospitalised for an average period of only 3.5 days and have had no permanent functional insult except for @entity1375 .

Role of surgery in the management of XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Patients', 'patients', 'patient', 'men'] @entity3747 :: ('MESH:D006996', 'Disease') :: ['hypocalcemia'] @entity1375 :: ('MESH:D007037', 'Disease') :: ['hypothyroidism'] @entity3935 :: ('MESH:D013958', 'Disease') :: ['thyrotoxic'] @entity2743 :: ('MESH:D006111', 'Disease') :: ["Graves' disease"] @entity16 :: ('MESH:D009422', 'Disease') :: ['laryngeal nerve damage'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['carcinoma'] @entity1378 :: ('MESH:D006980', 'Disease') :: ['hyperthyroidism'] @entity6875 :: ('MESH:D049970', 'Disease') :: ['Ophthalmopathy'] @entity261 :: ('MESH:D007011', 'Disease') :: ['hypoparathyroidism'] @entity56 :: ('MESH:D004342', 'Disease') :: ['allergic reactions'] @entity20046 :: ('MESH:C010389', 'Chemical') :: ["Lugol's iodine"] @entity3746 :: ('MESH:D014826', 'Disease') :: ['vocal cord palsy'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['postoperative death']
@entity2743 :: (MESH:D006111,Disease) :: ['Graves' disease']
