If Thyroidectomy Is Chosen as Treatment for GD in Children, How Should It Be Accomplished?
R62. Children with GD undergoing thyroidectomy should be rendered euthyroid with the use of methimazole. Potassium iodide should be given in the immediate preoperative period. 1/+00
R63. If surgery is chosen as therapy for GD in children, total or near-total thyroidectomy should be performed. 1/++0
R64. Thyroidectomy in children should be performed by high-volume thyroid surgeons. 1/++0