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American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
Outpatient thyroid surgery is safe and desirable
October 13th, 2006
A new study suggests that for carefully selected patients who prefer convalescence at home, and are not weak due to age and disease, outpatient thyroid surgery is safe and cost-effective, even when a total or complete thyroidectomy has been performed. Thyroidectomy (removal of the thyroid) has traditionally required multi-day hospitalization. At a minimum, many surgeons advocate overnight observation following this special surgical procedure. While the thyroid is a relatively superficial organ and mortality related are extremely low, its close proximity to other structures has inspired caution out of concern for possible complications, such as laryngeal nerve damage,...
Source: Medicine & Law Weekly (2006-10-13)
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