ReviewGland surgery2017
Less than total thyroidectomy for goiter: when and how?
Review in Gland surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Total vs less than total thyroidectomy for benign multinodular non-toxic goiter: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Surgical outcomes and complications of completion thyroidectomy: a retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Risks Associated With Extent of Surgical Management for Benign, Non-Toxic Goiter.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Giant multinodular goiter for 24 years; hidden in a village in Western Nepal.Clinical case reports · 2022Article
- Patient satisfaction following thyroidectomy in surgical mission: a prospective study.Gland surgery · 2019Article
- Surgery for benign thyroid disease in 2018.Gland surgery · 2018Article
- Nontoxic Multinodular Goitre and Incidental Thyroid Cancer: What Is the Best Surgical Strategy?-A Retrospective Study of 2032 Patients.International journal of endocrinology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Benign goiter is the most common endocrine disease that requires surgery, especially in endemic areas suffering from iodine-deficiency. Recent European and American guidelines recommended total thyroidectomy for the surgical treatment of multinodular goiter. Total thyroidectomy has now become the technique of choice and is widely considered the most reliable approach in preventing recurrence. Nevertheless, total thyroidectomy carries a substantial risk in terms of hypoparathyroidism and the morbidity associated with injury to the inferior laryngeal nerve. In this context, partial/less-than-total thyroidectomy is being considered once again as a viable alternative. This review will discuss the extent of thyroid surgery for benign disease and the impact of the surgical protocol on the patient- and surgeon-specific risk factors for specific complication rates.
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