About thyroid surgery:
Thyroid surgery is an operation to remove part or all of the thyroid
gland and is required for one of four reasons: cancer, suspicious
nodules, enlargement that causes compressive symptoms, or
hyperthyroidism. When done for cancer, it is sometimes necessary
to remove lymph nodes around the thyroid in addition to the gland
itself.
Complications after thyroid surgery are not common. However, if
complications occur, they may include bleeding, a hoarse voice,
difficulty swallowing or low blood calcium. Most complications go
away after a few weeks. According to the American Thyroid
Association, thyroid surgery is best performed by a surgeon who
has received special training and who performs thyroid surgery on a
regular basis. The complication rate of thyroid operations is lower
when the operation is done by a surgeon who does many thyroid
operations each year.
Thyroid surgery is done in a hospital and typically requires general
anesthesia. Most patients are admitted the day of surgery and go
home either that evening or the following morning. Depending on
how much thyroid tissue is removed, patients may have to take
thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain adequate
levels.
gland and is required for one of four reasons: cancer, suspicious
nodules, enlargement that causes compressive symptoms, or
hyperthyroidism. When done for cancer, it is sometimes necessary
to remove lymph nodes around the thyroid in addition to the gland
itself.
Complications after thyroid surgery are not common. However, if
complications occur, they may include bleeding, a hoarse voice,
difficulty swallowing or low blood calcium. Most complications go
away after a few weeks. According to the American Thyroid
Association, thyroid surgery is best performed by a surgeon who
has received special training and who performs thyroid surgery on a
regular basis. The complication rate of thyroid operations is lower
when the operation is done by a surgeon who does many thyroid
operations each year.
Thyroid surgery is done in a hospital and typically requires general
anesthesia. Most patients are admitted the day of surgery and go
home either that evening or the following morning. Depending on
how much thyroid tissue is removed, patients may have to take
thyroid hormone replacement medication to maintain adequate
levels.
| Samuel G. Shiley Christopher A. Hargunani |
| Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery Specialists Portland, Oregon |
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