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  • Title: [The surgical treatment of toxic goiter in middle-aged and elderly patients].
    Author: Pavlovs'kyĭ MP, Syroïd OM, Kolomiĭtsev VI.
    Journal: Klin Khir; 1999; (12):24-6. PubMed ID: 10800330.
    Abstract:
    Of 128 patients, ageing more than 60 years, polynodular toxic goiter was diagnosed in 84, diffuse toxic goiter--in 34, toxic adenoma--in 10. The nodules in thyroid gland (TG) were revealed in 94 patients, cancer--in 3. There were following indications for the operation: the lack of the thyreostatic therapy efficacy, the malignant-like nodules presence, compression of cervical and mediastinal organs. After the euthyreotic state achievement all the patients were operated on using endotracheal narcosis. Subtotal resection of TG was performed in 91 patients, thyroidectomy--in 27, hemithyroidectomy--in 10. The frequency of specific complications (n. recurrence damage, bleeding, hypoparathyroidism, the wound purulent complication) was 4.7%.
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