ArticleJournal of pediatric surgery2016
Thyroidectomy for Graves' disease in children: Indications and complications.
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- Thyroidectomy in Pediatric Patients with Graves' Disease: A Systematic Review of Postoperative Morbidity.European thyroid journal · 2021Pooled it
- Radioiodine or thyroidectomy in children and adolescents with Graves' disease: a structured literature review of efficacy and safety.Clinical pediatric endocrinology : case reports and clinical investigations : official journal of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology · 2026Review
- Clinical Pattern of Graves' Disease and Management Preferences Among Pediatric Endocrinologists in Saudi Arabia, A Decade of Experience.Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes · 2026Article
- Pediatric Graves' Disease: Surgical Interventions in a Single Institution - A Comprehensive Case Series.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
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- Graves' Disease in Children: An Update.Clinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes · 2023Review
- Pediatric thyroid surgery: Retrospective analysis on the first 25 pediatric thyroidectomies performed in a reference center for adult thyroid diseases.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) for the pediatric population: a multicenter, large case series.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Hyperthyroidism in adolescents.Endocrine connections · 2021Review
- Surgical treatment of children Graves' disease with huge goiter-a case report and literature review.Gland surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe utilization of thyroidectomy for Graves' disease remains controversial; we aim to evaluate the indications for and complications of thyroidectomy for Graves' in children.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on all Graves' patients who underwent thyroidectomy from 2009 to 2013 at a high volume academic center. Pediatric patients were <18years old, and a comparative analysis of indications for surgery and complications was performed.
results167 patients underwent thyroidectomy: 31 pediatric patients and 136 adults. Failure of antithyroid medications was the indication for surgery in 55% of the children vs 36% of adults (p=0.05). Mean duration of medications prior to surgery was similar. No children had failed RAI therapy prior to surgery, but 12.5% of the adult population had (p=0.04). Surgical outcomes were similar.
conclusionClinicians may be more likely to refer children who fail medical treatment to surgery over RAI. Thyroidectomy at a high volume hospital should be discussed as a treatment option for children with Graves'.
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