Thyroid Operation. It is performed under a general anaesthetic meaning you will be asleep throughout. Risks And Side Effects Of Thyroid Surgery.
If almost any thyroid cancer has spread to lymph nodes the preferred thyroid cancer surgery is a total thyroidectomy. Total Thyroidectomy The total removal of the thyroid gland. Potential complications of thyroid surgery include.
Surgery may consist of a total thyroidectomy removal of the entire gland or a hemi-thyroidectomy removal of a single lobe and the isthmus.
There are two types of thyroidectomy. Hemi Thyroidectomy The partial one lobe removal of the thyroid gland. Complications are less likely to happen when your operation is done by an experienced thyroid surgeon. Thyroid surgery involves removing all or a portion of the thyroid gland.
