Goitre management: a study off 106 cases

ABSTRACT

One hundred and six cases of thyroid swellings were seen in this 5 years retrospective study. Amongst them the highest incidence was of simple multinodular goiter [46%] followed by cold nodules [22%]. Female to male ratio was found to be 61. The mean age was 31 years while our youngest patients was 16 years old and the eldest 69 years. Maximum number of patients [54.70%] belonged to the age group 21 to 40 years. Subtotal thyroidectomy was the commonest procedure, performed in 42% cases. The average postoperative stay of patients in the ward was 4.25 days