What are the benefits of Goiter Surgery?
One of the most frequently asked question about Thyroid / Goiter Surgery is that “When is surgery necessary?” Surgical treatment means the total or part removal of the thyroid gland found to be diseased. Thus either a total lobe from one side is removed or the whole of the two lobes depending on the spread of the disease. Goiter surgery of the thyroid gland is carried out if the thyroid is cancerous or the thyroid secretes hormones that will damage other organs in the body.
Surgical procedures in cancer patients of the thyroid gland or lymph nodes where traces of diseased tissues area found will have their thyroid gland totally removed. After surgery a follow up procedure known as an “Atom Treatment”. This is where the patient is given Radioactive Iodine. In addition, hormonal adjustments are made using hormonal drugs, which the patient will need to take daily.
For patients with thyroid cancer surgery is the main treatment. Surgery is also the treatment for those patients whose thyroid gland are overgrown and thus puts pressure on other organs. For example, an overgrown thyroid gland which puts pressure on the trachea of a patient can breathe comfortably again after surgery to remove the thyroid gland.
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