ReviewJournal of thyroid research2016
Safety and Effectiveness of Total Thyroidectomy and Its Comparison with Subtotal Thyroidectomy and Other Thyroid Surgeries: A Systematic Review.
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.
- The timing of parathyroid hormone measurement defines the cut-off values to accurately predict postoperative hypocalcemia: a prospective study.Endocrine · 2018Trial
- Independent Predictors of Symptomatic Hypocalcemia Following Thyroidectomy: Distinguishing Biochemical and Symptomatic Hypocalcemia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
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- First successful radiofrequency ablation for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma in Indonesia: a case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2026Article
- Preventing Laryngeal Nerve Palsy During Thyroidectomies: A Non-systematic Review of the Surgical Anatomy Literature.Cureus · 2025Review
- Management of a huge cystic multi-nodular goiter with retro-sternal extension. Case report.International journal of surgery case reports · 2025Article
- Construction of predictive models for contralateral occult thyroid carcinoma and central lymph node metastasis in unilateral papillary thyroid carcinoma using machine learning.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Preoperative Vitamin.D Status and Post-Total Thyroidectomy Hypocalcemia.Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Total thyroidectomy versus hemithyroidectomy with intraoperative radiofrequency ablation for unilateral thyroid cancer with contralateral nodules: A propensity score matching study.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2022Article
- Comparison of thyroid surgery experiences of "East" and "West" regions in Turkiye.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2022Article
- Identification of circulating biomarkers for differentiating patients with papillary thyroid cancers from benign thyroid tumors.Journal of endocrinological investigation · 2021Article
- Medial Approach for the Resection of Goiters with Suprahyoid, Retropharyngeal, or Substernal Extension.World journal of surgery · 2018Article
- Less than total thyroidectomy for goiter: when and how?Gland surgery · 2017Review
- The impact of different surgical procedures on hypoparathyroidism after thyroidectomy: A population-based study.Medicine · 2017Observational
- Post-thyroidectomy complications in southwestern Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study of a 6-year period.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
- Quality of Life in Patients Treated with Percutaneous Laser Ablation for Non-Functioning Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Single-Center Study.Korean journal of radiologyArticle
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Diseases associated with the thyroid gland are one of the most frequently seen endocrine disorders across the globe. Total thyroidectomy is currently the preferred treatment for many thyroid diseases. Controversies exist among surgeons regarding safety of total thyroidectomy due to the risk associated with it like postoperative hypoparathyroidism or recurrent laryngeal nerve damage. Since, in the recent years, the incidence of thyroidectomy is in increasing trend in south Indian population, this review aims to study the available data regarding the appropriateness and safety of total thyroidectomy and compares it with subtotal thyroidectomy and other thyroid surgeries. This is a retrospective comprehensive review of various articles and publications regarding total and partial thyroidectomy performed across the world. Many retrospective studies and few prospective studies suggest that the incidence of transient hypocalcemia is higher after total thyroidectomy than after subtotal thyroidectomy, but the incidence of other complications including recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy and postoperative hematoma is not significantly different between the two procedures. Hence in our review we found that total thyroidectomy is safe and cost effective with low complication rates and provides little significant advantage of being safer procedure compared to subtotal thyroidectomy.
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