Thyroid Swelling treatment in Bangalore

15 out of 1000 women suffer from thyroid disorders. Most thyroid disorders are due to dysfunction of the thyroid gland leading either to hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. People with thyroid hormone imbalance do not usually suffer from thyroid swelling. One in 100 people with thyroid hormone dysfunction has visible thyroid swelling.

If you swelling in the middle of your neck, consult a Head & Neck Surgeon without any delay. The basic panel of investigations for thyroid swelling includes physical examination, ultrasound scan of the neck, thyroid hormone evaluation and FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology) of the swelling. This panel gives the idea regarding the thyroid function and site and extent of thyroid swelling and its nature.

The treatment depends on the size of the swelling, thyroid hormone status and nature of swelling. In case of benign thyroid swelling in a female either the patient can wait and watch or go ahead to remove the thyroid lobe. If there is hyperthyroidism with thyroid swelling, first the thyroid hormone status should be normalized before going ahead for surgery. It is always suspicious when a male has thyroid swelling and it is mandatory to evaluate immediately and extensively.

When the swelling is there is one lobe of thyroid gland then only one is removed (hemi-thyroidectomy). In case of multiple benign nodules involving both the lobes then 3/4^th of the thyroid gland is removed (sub-total thyroidectomy). In case of thyroid cancers, the whole thyroid gland is removed (total thyroidectomy) along with the lymph nodes.

Thyroidectomy can be performed using various techniques and approaches. Conventional technique is via the incision in the neck. There are endoscopic as well as robotic techniques used at present for thyroid surgeries. Post-aural rhitidectomy approach, trans-axillary breast approach and trans-oral approaches are various approaches employed for thyroidectomy at present.

In case of thyroid cancers, surgery followed by post-operative adjuvant treatment like radio-iodine therapy, radiation or chemotherapy is required. Thyroid supplementation is required after total or sometimes after sub-total thyroidectomy.

At SVASTII, we provide comprehensive thyroid evaluation and treatment for all kinds of thyroid problems. Dr. Satish Nair performs minimally invasive thyroidectomy as well as robotic/endoscopic thyroidectomies which provides superior patient-related quality-of-life outcomes.

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