Goiter

Lukasz Czerwonka

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-98497-1_106

Goiter

Lukasz Czerwonka

Surgery

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Abstract

Management of thyroid goiter can be challenging as it often presents in older individuals where a balance between risks and benefits of surgery must be considered. Patients with toxic nodules, airway compression, concern for malignancy, significant cosmetic deformity, and persistent growth should be considered for surgery.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Clinical Algorithms in General Surgery
Subtitle of host publication	A Practical Guide
Publisher	Springer Science+Business Media
Pages	431-433
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319984971
ISBN (Print)	9783319984964
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-98497-1_106
State	Published - Jan 1 2019

Keywords

Airway compromise
Multinodular goiter
Radioactive iodine
Substernal goiter
Toxic goiter

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