Substernal thyroidectomy patients were also less frequently privately insured, at 49.9% vs 62.7% for nonsubsternal thyroidectomy recipients, respectively (P < .0001).

Only patients who underwent a total thyroidectomy were considered. From a series of 105 patients, 10 met the exclusion criteria, so 95 patients were considered. They were 65 women and 30 men, mean ...

In our patient, recurrent episodes of type I postobstructive pulmonary edema appeared to be caused by tracheomalacia involving a substernal goitre. We drew this conclusion because she was weaned from ...

A thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure where a person has some or all of their thyroid—a gland in the neck—removed. Learn more about the procedure.

Total thyroidectomy complication rates and costs are lower if surgeon performs 25 or more cases yearly A new study is 1 of the first to identify a minimum surgeon ...