A goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland and can occur for several reasons. It doesn’t always affect hormone levels, and treatment isn’t always necessary. But medications, iodine, and surgery can ...

Surgery is often recommended if your goiter is very large, if it causes difficulty breathing or swallowing, if nodules are present, or if your thyroid is overactive.

Thyroid surgery usually takes place without problems. You will have pain in the neck area, but medicine will help. You may also have a hoarse voice or sore throat for a few days.

This complex surgery was successfully led by Prof. Dr. Manish Swarnkar and Dr. Krishna Kumar from the Department of General ...

Patients without hyperthyroidism: Goitre causing compressive symptoms such as difficulty in breathing, difficulty in swallowing, cough, ... after which surgery can be done.

To help clarify this problem, we reviewed the records of patients with goiter admitted to the Boston City Hospital, the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the Massachusetts General Hospital in twelve ...