Table 2.
Thyroid function after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease.
| Study | Type of surgery | No. of patients | Followup | Postoperative thyroid function (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothyroid | Euthyroid | Hyperthyroid | ||||
| Andaker et al. [12] (1992) | BST | 23 | 3.6 (3-4) years | 34.8 | 60.9 | 4.3 |
| STT | 27 | 3.6 (3-4) years | 44.4 | 55.6 | 0 | |
| Chi et al. [5] (2005) | BST | 166 | 26.4 ± 1.1 months | 21.1 | 69.9 | 9.0 |
| STT | 174 | 26.4 ± 1.1 months | 26.4 | 71.8 | 1.7 | |
| Chou et al. [19] (1999) | BST | 205 | 26.9 ± 15 (9–97) months | 44.2 | 48.7 | 7.0 |
| Ku et al. [7] (2005) | BST | 119 | 65 (6–104) months | 72.3 | 21.8 | 5.9 |
| Kuma et al. [15] (1991) | STT | 67 | 8.8 ± 1.5 years | 32.9 | 56.7 | 10.4 |
| Lal et al. [3] (2005) | STT | 30 | 6–120 months | 83.3 | 10.0 | 6.7 |
| Le Clech et al. [14] (2005) | STT | 312 | ? | 23.7 | 70.3 | 6.0 |
| Lepner et al. [11] (2008) | STT | 21 | 49 (24–70) months | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Miccoli et al. [17] (1996) | STT | 80 | 6–48 months | 46.3 | 46.3 | 7.5 |
| Moreno et al. [16] (2006) | BST | 202 | 5 years | 62.1 | 35.5 | 2.4 |
| Robert et al. [20] (2001) | STT | 56 | 7 (1–15) years | 73 | 23 | 4 |
| Sivanandan et al. [13] (2004) | BST | 213 | 5 years | 28.2 | 56.8 | 15.0 |
| Sugino et al. [21] (1995) | STT | 728 | 42.5 (24–58) months | 46.4 | 39.0 | 14.6 |
| Present study (2010) | STT | 62 | 55 (2–204) months | 83.9 | 6.5 | 9.7 |