thyroidectomy
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- noun
- /θaɪrɔɪˈdɛktəmi/
- Specialized
- Our patient developed tracheal necrosis during the early postoperative phase following a thyroidectomy and selective bilateral neck dissections.
- a total thyroidectomy
- a subtotal thyroidectomy
- hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy
Examples
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We evaluated 124 patients who had undergone thyroidectomy and 47 patients who had undergone parathyroidectomy.
Academic text (2006) -
Since the etiology and mechanism of post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia are unclear, so are its prevention and best management.
Academic text (1996) -
A review of the slides obtained during the patient's thyroidectomy revealed the same morphologic findings.
Academic text (2003) -
Other authors have challenged the appropriateness of total thyroidectomy for several reasons:
Academic text (2002) -
Tracheal necrosis following a thyroidectomy has not been previously described.
Academic text (2002) -
We describe the first reported case of tracheal necrosis following a thyroidectomy.
Academic text (2002) -
A total thyroidectomy was performed, and RLN monitoring was achieved by using the EMG-equipped endotracheal tube.
Academic text (2005) -
We studied our patients after total thyroidectomy in order to formulate criteria for monitoring and treating postoperative hypocalcemia.
Academic text (1996) -
Postoperative hypocalcemia was studied in 40 patients undergoing total thyroidectomy for malignancy or massive goiter.
Academic text (1996) -
The surgeon explained the details of the thyroidectomy to the patient before the operation.
How Invasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thyroidectomy breaks into thyroid and -ectomy; thyroid comes from a Greek word meaning 'shield' because the small gland looks a bit like a shield, and -ectomy means 'cut out', as in appendectomy. So a thyroidectomy is the operation to 'cut out' all or part of the thyroid gland.