Thyroidectomy is removal of the thyroid gland surgery ’.
It is necessary in the event of:
-malignant tumor suspicion or ascertained
-goiter (or struma) whose volume is important and goes to cause cosmetic problems or deviation of the trachea or dyspnoea or dysphagia
-hyperthyroidism is no longer controllable with medical therapy
-graves ' disease with ophthalmopathy
Total thyroidectomy is performed under general anaesthetic most commonly through an incision on the neck made about 2 fingers over the jugular and lasts about an hour and a half – two hours. The shelter is 3-4 days after ’ surgery.
And’ routine intervention, sure but there are some risks in addition to the classic risks of any surgery (anesthesia, bleeding, infections):
-close to the thyroid gland are the two nerves (inferior laryngeal nerves or nervi applicants) they do move the vocal cords. These nerves are commonly seen and preserved, recurrent nerve injuries are rare but still possible. In case one of the two nerves is damaged you have dysphonia, with time and with speech therapy voice of la corde ’ other side increased its mobility and voice improves.
-the parathyroid glands are adherent to the thyroid gland (from 3 at 6, on average 4) you need to adjust the ’ calcium balance. Trying to recognize them and not to extract it, in any case you only need half of a parathyroid gland to have no problems. And’ may need to take calcium by mouth or IV in the early days after ’ surgery.
Note that after removing the thyroid will have to take synthetic hormones for life.
