Which statement accurately describes a subtotal thyroidectomy?
a. It allows the patient to take minimum amounts of antithyroid drugs.
b. It allows continued production and release of thyroid hormones from the remainder of the gland.
c. It reduces exophthalmos.
d. It poses less postoperative risk than a total thyroidectomy.
B
Patients who do not respond well to antithyroid drug therapy, who are unable to take radioactive iodine, or who have greatly enlarged thyroid glands are candidates for a subtotal thyroidectomy. In the subtotal procedure, two thirds of the glandular mass is removed. The remaining portion of the gland is left intact so production and release of thyroid hormone can continue. There is no need for antithyroid drugs, and the operative risks are the same.
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