Surgical Management of Thyroid Masses at Somdejprasangkharach 17 Hospital, Suphan Buri : 5 Years Experience

Abstract

Objective: The objective was to study surgical management of thyroid masses at Somdejprasangkharach 17 Hospital.

Materials and methods: In this retrospective study of thyroid masses, there was 168 cases who had undergone surgery at Somdejprasangkharach 17 Hospital between 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2014.

Results: The ratio of female : male was 7:1. The most common diagnosis was thyroid nodule (69.6%). Thyroid function test was done in 87.5% of cases and 74.8% was euthyroid. Ultrasonogram and FNA were done in 6% and 10.7% of cases. The most common surgical procedure was lobectomy (67.9%), and the most common surgical complication was hypocalcemia (10.1%) which was the most complication after total thyroidectomy (76.5%).