TY - JOUR
T1 - Thyroid surgery in the elderly
AU - Ruszkay, Nicole
AU - Goldenberg, David
AU - Slonimsky, Guy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020
PY - 2020/9
Y1 - 2020/9
N2 - Surgeons across all specialties often hesitate to operate on elder and geriatric patients due to concern for an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, the majority of research demonstrates that performing thyroid surgery in the elderly is safe. The most common indications for thyroid surgery in the elderly include malignancy, multinodular goiters with compressive symptoms, and thyrotoxicosis. Though some debate exists, most studies demonstrate that once comorbidities are properly addressed prior to surgery, the complication rates of thyroid surgery in the elderly are comparable to those of younger patients. Preoperative planning in the elder patient should take into consideration a more challenging thyroid exposure due to anatomical and histological age-related alterations. Overall, age alone is not a contraindication to performing thyroid surgery in the elderly.
AB - Surgeons across all specialties often hesitate to operate on elder and geriatric patients due to concern for an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Fortunately, the majority of research demonstrates that performing thyroid surgery in the elderly is safe. The most common indications for thyroid surgery in the elderly include malignancy, multinodular goiters with compressive symptoms, and thyrotoxicosis. Though some debate exists, most studies demonstrate that once comorbidities are properly addressed prior to surgery, the complication rates of thyroid surgery in the elderly are comparable to those of younger patients. Preoperative planning in the elder patient should take into consideration a more challenging thyroid exposure due to anatomical and histological age-related alterations. Overall, age alone is not a contraindication to performing thyroid surgery in the elderly.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.otot.2020.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.otot.2020.07.005
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85088808417
SN - 1043-1810
VL - 31
SP - 206
EP - 210
JO - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
JF - Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
IS - 3
ER -