The change in surgical practice from subtotal to near-total or total thyroidectomy in the treatment of patients with benign mult

Conclusions  Subtotal thyroidectomy resulted in a significantly higher rate of completion thyroidectomy for incidentally diagnosed thyroid
carcinoma compared with total or near-total thyroidectomy in patients with BMNG. The extent of surgical resection had no significant
effect on the rate of permanent complications. We recommend total or near-total thyroidectomy in BMNG to prevent recurrence
and to eliminate the necessity for early completion thyroidectomy in case of a final diagnosis of thyroid carcinoma.

Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00268-008-9808-1Authors
Serdar Tezelman, Istanbul University Department of Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Cerrahi Monoblok, Capa-Topkapı 34390 Istanbul TurkeyIsmail Borucu, Istanbul University Department of Surgery, ...