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What is an isthmectomy?

What is an isthmectomy? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (surgery) The surgical removal of the band of tissue (or isthmus) connecting the two lobes of the thyroid gland.
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If the toxic adenoma is in the thyroid isthmus, an ipsilateral thyroid lobectomy or isthmectomy should be performed.
In December 1997, the patient underwent a bilateral parathyroid exploration and a right thyroid lobectomy and isthmectomy.
In most cases, lobectomy and isthmectomy were performed with intraoperative frozen-section evaluation.

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