[Outcome of surgical treatment of thyroid gland diseases in children]
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[Outcome of surgical treatment of thyroid gland diseases in children]
Abstract
The authors analyse the results of surgical treatment of 254 children with various diseases of the thyroid and follow-up periods of 12 months to 20 years. They recommend the optimal time for and the volume of the operative intervention according to the form of the goiter and the children's age. The causes of the development of postoperative hypothyroidism and a recurrence of thyroid diseases in childhood are discussed and the measures for their prevention are indicated.
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