Riedel's thyroiditis surgery

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Furqan M M. M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Surgery is usually reserved for patients with esophageal or tracheal compressive symptoms.

Surgery

Usually, thyroid debulking surgery is performed in Riedel’s thyroiditis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
Total thyroidectomy is difficult due to:
- Lack of tissue planes for surgery
- Fibrosis of adjacent structures

Surgery is usually reserved for patients with either:
- Tracheal compression
- Esophageal compression

References

↑ Pearce EN, Farwell AP, Braverman LE (2003). “Thyroiditis”. N. Engl. J. Med. 348 (26): 2646–55. doi:10.1056/NEJMra021194. PMID 12826640.
↑ Marín F, Araujo R, Páramo C, Lucas T, Salto L (1989). “Riedel’s thyroiditis associated with hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism”. Postgrad Med J. 65 (764): 381–3. PMC 2429333. PMID 2608578.
↑ Singer PA (1991). “Thyroiditis. Acute, subacute, and chronic”. Med. Clin. North Am. 75 (1): 61–77. PMID 1987447.
↑ Papi G, LiVolsi VA (2004). “Current concepts on Riedel thyroiditis”. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 121 Suppl: S50–63. PMID 15298150.

Overview