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SurgeryThe thyroid gland

Components of thyroid operations

THE CONTEXT
Thyroid operations are assembled from three basic surgical elements: total lobectomy, isthmusectomy and subtotal lobectomy.

Composition of each operation

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Total thyroidectomy combines two total lobectomies with an isthmusectomy.
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Subtotal thyroidectomy combines two subtotal lobectomies with an isthmusectomy.
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Near-total thyroidectomy combines a total lobectomy, an isthmusectomy and a subtotal lobectomy; the source identifies this as the Dunhill procedure.
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Lobectomy combines a total lobectomy with an isthmusectomy.
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