Thyroid Surgery

Thyroid surgery, or thyroidectomy, is a procedure to remove all or part of the thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped gland in the neck that produces hormones regulating metabolism. It is performed for conditions like thyroid cancer, nodules, or hyperthyroidism. Surgery can be a complete removal (total thyroidectomy) or a partial removal (thyroid lobectomy), and a total removal requires lifelong thyroid hormone replacement therapy.