Journal Reviews

Is a hemithyroidectomy as effective as a total thyroidectomy for compressive symptoms?

10 March 2023 | Thyroid / Parathyroid Surgery | Dysphagia, Dyspnea, Goiter, Hemithyroidectomy, Thyroidectomy

The claim made in the title of this paper, that hemithyroidectomy is equally as successful as total thyroidectomy in alleviating compressive symptoms from goitres, is certainly intriguing. And with the inclusion of 45,539 subjects, it would at first glance seem...