Abstract

SOLARANA ORTIZ, Joaquín Alejandro; VERA LOPEZ, Rafael; RODRIGUEZ PASCUAL, Yazmín  and  VELAZQUEZ MARTIN, José Iván. Behavior of Thyroid Nodular Disease in General Surgery Service in Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital of Holguin. CCM [online]. 2013, vol.17, n.3, pp. 275-283. ISSN 1560-4381.

Introduction: nodular disease of the thyroid gland is a frequent cause of care in outpatient health services, so it is important to know the key features of presentation, any further examination and established monitoring. Objective: to characterize the nodular disease of the thyroid gland behavior in patients attended at General Surgery Service of Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital of Holguin. Methods: a descriptive study in patients with nodular thyroid gland, at General Surgery Service of Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital. The universe comprised 931 patients and 423 of them represented the sample. Results: papillary carcinoma was the most malignant one found. Nodules of more than 15 mm, unique, unilateral, of regular brink with liquid and multiple ganglia and calcification prevailed. The left lobule was the most affected one.  The diagnosis was confirmed in all patients through echography. Non- malignant histologic removed gland predominated Conclusions: the left hemithyroidectomy with isthmectomy was the most frequent resection without postoperative surgical accidents and satisfactory progress. The most obvious complication in thyroid surgery was transient dysphonia as keloids sequel of the surgical wound.

Keywords : ultrasound; hemithyroidectomy; isthmectomy, FNAB; thyroid; papillary carcinoma.

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