Endocrine Abstracts

Bakground: Thyroid-lobectomy is a frequent procedure performed in patients with a variety of thyroid conditions.The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of post-operative hypothyroidism and the risk factors of hypothyroidism in patients undergoing thyroid-lobectomy.Patients and methods: We retrospectively reviewed patients who underwent a thyroid lobectomy for benign disease from january 2000 to 2014. Patients with known hypothyroidism before...