GuidelineLangenbeck's archives of surgery2011
German Association of Endocrine Surgeons practice guidelines for the surgical treatment of benign thyroid disease.
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61 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 177 citations in OpenAlex.
- 2025 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2025Guideline
- Definition and diagnosis of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism after thyroid surgery: meta-analysis.BJS open · 2022Pooled it
- [Update of the S2k guidelines : Surgical treatment of benign thyroid diseases].Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen · 2018Guideline
- The current state of intermittent intraoperative neural monitoring for prevention of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury during thyroidectomy: a PRISMA-compliant systematic review of overlapping meta-analyses.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2017Pooled it
- Extralaryngeal branching of the recurrent laryngeal nerve: a meta-analysis of 28,387 nerves.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2016Pooled it
- 2015 American Thyroid Association Management Guidelines for Adult Patients with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: The American Thyroid Association Guidelines Task Force on Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association · 2016Guideline
- Vascular clips versus ligatures in thyroid surgery--results of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (CLIVIT Trial).Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2012Trial
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- A Prospective Observational Study on the Accuracy of Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography in Assessing Vocal Cord Mobility before and after Thyroid Surgery.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2025Article
- Calcium and vitamin D substitution for hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy - how is it continued after discharge from hospital?Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2024Article
- Thyroid nodules: diagnosis and management.Nature reviews. Endocrinology · 2024Review
- European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES) consensus statement on advanced thyroid cancer: definitions and management.The British journal of surgery · 2024Article
- Patterns and indications of intraoperative nerve monitoring usage during thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy in Spain: results of a national survey of endocrine surgeons.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Current Knowledge on the Use of Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- [Individualization of treatment in sporadic and hereditary medullary thyroid cancer].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- A Nationwide Survey to Assess the Practices and Patterns of Use of Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring During Thyroid Surgery Among Surgeons in India.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Incidence and prognosis of contralateral vocal fold paralysis after hemithyroidectomy in previously unoperated patients.BJS open · 2023Article
- Ultrasound for the detection of the pyramidal lobe of the thyroid gland.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionBenign thyroid disorders are among the most common diseases in Germany, affecting around 15 million people and leading to more than 100,000 thyroid surgeries per year. Since the first German guidelines for the surgical treatment of benign goiter were published in 1998, abundant new information has become available, significantly shifting surgical strategy towards more radical interventions. Additionally, minimally invasive techniques have been developed and gained wide usage. These circumstances demanded a revision of the guidelines.
methodsBased on a review of relevant recent guidelines from other groups and additional literature, unpublished data, and clinical experience, the German Association of Endocrine Surgeons formulated new recommendations on the surgical treatment of benign thyroid diseases. These guidelines were developed through a formal expert consensus process and in collaboration with the German societies of Nuclear Medicine, Endocrinology, Pathology, and Phoniatrics & Pedaudiology as well as two patient organizations. Consensus was achieved through several moderated conferences of surgical experts and representatives of the collaborating medical societies and patient organizations.
resultsThe revised guidelines for the surgical treatment of benign thyroid diseases include recommendations regarding the preoperative assessment necessary to determine when surgery is indicated. Recommendations regarding the extent of resection, surgical techniques, and perioperative management are also given in order to optimize patient outcomes.
conclusionsEvidence-based recommendations for the surgical treatment of benign thyroid diseases have been created to aid the surgeon and to support optimal patient care, based on current knowledge. These recommendations comply with the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany requirements for S2k guidelines.
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