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Question 8#

Subtotal or total thyroidectomy is preferred for the treatment of Graves disease:

A. When radioactive iodine therapy is contraindicated
B. When the goiter is large or airway obstruction appears imminent
C. In patients with demonstrated poor compliance with anti-thyroid medications
D. All of the above

Correct Answer is D

Comment:

Subtotal or total thyroidectomy is now preferred over subtotal thyroidectomy due to a lower recurrence rate. Surgery is preferred over medical therapy (radioactive iodine) in childbearing women who desire to have children in the near future, in noncompliant patients, or when airway obstruction appears likely.