From Lobectomy to Completion Thyroidectomy: A Cohort Study and Systematic Review
Completion thyroidectomy is performed in a significant minority of patients following initial lobectomy, most often due to adverse pathological features identified postoperatively. Our findings highlight the need for improved preoperative risk assessment and patient selection, particularly as guideline-endorsed lobectomy becomes more common.
Authors
- Shaked Shivatzki
- Idit Tessler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3297-7022)
- Eran E. Alon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2981-6092)
- Nir A. Gecel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3468-3191)
- Galit Avior (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-8671)
- Tzahi Yamin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6252-3646)
- Josh Krasner
- Liroy Caracucli
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Sheba Medical Center (IL)
- Jewish General Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Endocrinology
- Published
- 2026-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.70130
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00