Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2000 Jun;159(6):456-8.
doi: 10.1007/s004310051307.

Prevalence of thyroid hemiagenesis: ultrasound screening in normal children

W Shabana  1 , F Delange, M Freson, M Osteaux, J De Schepper
Affiliations

Prevalence of thyroid hemiagenesis: ultrasound screening in normal children

W Shabana et al. Eur J Pediatr. 2000 Jun.

Abstract

While performing a systematic ultrasound study of the thyroid gland volume for the evaluation of iodine deficiency in 2845 normal Belgian school children, we found an absence of the left lobe in 6 children (4 girls and 2 boys). There was no association with other thyroid malformations or dysfunction.

Conclusion: This first systematic ultrasound evaluation of thyroid hemiagenesis in normal children established a prevalence of thyroid hemiagenesis of 0.2% and confirmed the female predominance and higher incidence of agenesis of the left lobe.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources