What is ENT - Explain the distinction between a total thyroidectomy (TT), a hemithyroidectomy (lobectomy), a near-total thyroidectomy (NT), and a sub-total thyroidectomy (ST).
Thyroidectomy (TT) entails the elimination of all outwardly discernible thyroid tissue. Hemithyroidectomy involves the removal of the entire left or right thyroid, including the isthmus. To lessen the risk of complications, a surgeon may choose to leave a tiny quantity of thyroid tissue in the area of the parathyroid glands or the recurrent laryngeal nerve during an NT. Large amounts of thyroid tissue are typically left behind after a subtotal thyroidectomy. Thyroid cancer patients SHOULD NOT have a partial thyroidectomy.
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