Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-7948
+44 1300 500008
Department of Endocrine Surgery, Scientific Center of Surgery, Sharifzade str. 196, Baku AZ1133, Azerbaijan
Research Article
Are Nodular Goiter Patients Likely to have a Poor Quality of Life after Thyroidectomy, if they Received Hormonal Suppressive Therapy for a Long
Time before Surgery?
Author(s): Emil Iskandarov* and Nazrin Agayeva
Background: The Quality of life of patients with benign thyroid nodules after surgical procedures
is particularly important in evaluating the long-term results.
Aim: To compare the Quality of life of patients previously treated with L-Thyroxine and then
underwent thyroidectomy, and whose surgery was introduced without hormonal suppressive therapy.
Materials and methods: The outcomes of 174 patients with nodular goiter who underwent thyroidectomy were
comparatively analyzed. Eighty-eight patients did not receive any hormonal treatment before surgery (basic group);
eighty-six patients were treated with L-thyroxin for 1 year, and when hormonal suppressive therapy was identified as
ineffective, were underwent surgery (control group). The Quality of Life was calculated with the SF-36 Questionnaire,
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DOI:
10.35248/2167-7948.22.11.275