Risk profile analysis and complications after surgery for autoimmune thyroid disease.

CONCLUSION: Surgery for autoimmune thyroid disease is safe in comparison with surgery for multinodular goitre in terms of general complications and RLN palsy. To avoid the increased risk of postoperative hypoparathyroidism, special attention needs to be paid to the parathyroid glands.
PMID: 29579336 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - March 26, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Thomusch O, Sekulla C, Billmann F, Seifert G, Dralle H, Lorenz K, Prospective Evaluation Study of Thyroid Surgery (PETS 2) Study Group Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research