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Thyroidectomy in Children

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Pediatric Surgery

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Thyroid surgery is an uncommon procedure in children and should be performed only in pediatric regional centres, with appropriate expertise and facilities to diagnose and treat thyroid problems. To best treat these children, a large, multidisciplinary team should discuss each case before the indication for surgery is made. This team should include a paediatric endocrinologist, a paediatric or general surgeon specialised in thyroid surgery and with experience in operating on children, a paediatric oncologist, a nuclear physician, a radiologist, a pathologist, and a clinical geneticist.

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  1. Centre for Endocrine Surgery, University College and Great Ormond Street Hospitals, London, UK

    Tom R. Kurzawinski

  2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Section, Developmental Biology and Cancer Programme, University College of London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK

    Paolo De Coppi

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Correspondence to Tom R. Kurzawinski .

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  1. University College Dublin, National Children’s Research Centre, Our Lady’s Children Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

    Prem Puri

  2. Medical University, University Clinic for Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery, Graz, Austria

    Michael E. Höllwarth

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Kurzawinski, T.R., De Coppi, P. (2019). Thyroidectomy in Children. In: Puri, P., Höllwarth, M. (eds) Pediatric Surgery. Springer Surgery Atlas Series. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-56282-6_5

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