In general, though, that would be specified as "partial", even though to be precise he should have specified a total thyroidectomy, which is what she'd had.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference

Last June, you mentioned that you were s/p 50% thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [The afib chronicles « BuzzMachine] Reference

Your child will need either a lobectomy or a total thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pediatric surgery: Thyroid Nodules] Reference

In a total thyroidectomy, the surgeon removes the entire thyroid.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pediatric surgery: Thyroid Nodules] Reference

The procedure may also be required after a thyroidectomy the removal of the gland and radiation treatments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2004-10-01] Reference

The nearest thing to it that I had experienced was when they checked my vocal chords before the the thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Endoscopy] Reference

Prior to thyroidectomy, annual biochemical screening is recommended in individuals with MEN2A from the time of diagnosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2] Reference

When these treatment options fail to alleviate symptoms a thyroidectomy is used in which the entire thyroid gland is removed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Treatment options for thyroid problems] Reference

However, the preferred treatment regime, total thyroidectomy followed by 131I treatment to destroy metastases, is not always fully effective.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health effects of the Chernobyl accident] Reference

If I have the schedules right, my mother should be out of surgery (she was scheduled for the 26th Down Under, and it's now the 27th there) and in recovery and on track to getting her voice back after the thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Insert amusing Twitter-related title here.] Reference

Risk-reducing prophylactic thyroidectomy (surgical removal of the entire thyroid gland) and sometimes parathyroidectomy (surgical removal of the parathyroid glands) may be necessary shortly after birth in children with more severe RET alterations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2] Reference

Recent 2009 clinical guidelines by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network suggest thyroidectomy by age 5 years in patients with MEN2A and FMTC, though it can be deferred until an abnormal stimulated plasma calcitonin level is detected in individuals with certain low-risk mutations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2] Reference

In 1976, I had a thyroidectomy to remove a benign nodule.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spokesman.com: Latest stories] Reference

Are you aware of increased food allergies post-thyroidectomy?.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

However, the preferred treatment regime, total thyroidectomy followed by.    From Wordnik.com.  [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference

What is the difference between prostatectomy and thyroidectomy? en Español.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference

Is there any specific dynamic that makes thyroidectomy a good procedure in Asia or is that just more of a cultural thing?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

Patients with toxic goitres and those having a one-stage total thyroidectomy are most at risk of developing hypocalcaemia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blogbot - forsiden] Reference

Also showing strong sequential growth were sacro-colpopexies, myomectomy, partial nephrectomy, thyroidectomy, and Da Vinci low rectal resections.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Clinical cases of hypothyroidism have been reported in thyroidectomy patients undergoing levothyroxine replacement during treatment with Gleevec.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Now, I tell my audiences that having had a prostatectomy and a thyroidectomy, I have a unique Irish condition called 'there's not much left-o-me.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [PR.com Press Releases] Reference

We report a case of a young woman who developed progressive proximal muscle weakness one and a half year after a total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer.    From Wordnik.com.  [BioMed Central - Latest articles] Reference

Kandil is performing the "scarless" thyroidectomy surgery at Tulane Medical Center and is one of only a few surgeons in the United States trained in the technique.    From Wordnik.com.  [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference

We also experienced strong international demand for several general surgery procedures, specifically da Vinci colon and rectal procedures and da Vinci thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

To replicate what kidney function does, she has to live on a restricted diet and had to succumb to a pero-thyroidectomy to keep her calcium and phosphorous levels low.    From Wordnik.com.  [Examiner] Reference

The CFL club said Calvillo underwent a complete thyroidectomy in Montreal and that according to the doctor who performed the surgery all went well and there were "no surprises.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference

Monolateral or bilateral paralysis of the larynx is by no means an uncommon postoperative sequel to thyroidectomy, even though the recurrent nerves have been in no way injured at operation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery] Reference

One year ago, on June 12th, I underwent a thyroidectomy (complete removal of the thyroid) surgery, and a neck dissection to remove almost all of the lymph nodes in my neck, because I had cancer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference

Some of our highest growth procedures, those with 100% year-over-year growth or higher for 2009, include hysterectomy, partial nephrectomy, sacrocolpopexy, colon and rectal resections, and thyroidectomy, the latter concentrated in Asia.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Subjects and Methods: Thirty-four consecutively recruited patients, who had undergone thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma, were studied in connection with one of the monitoring procedures based on recombinant human (rh) TSH administration.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue] Reference

Additionally, pregnant patients had higher surgical complications than non-pregnant patients for benign (27 percent vs. 14 percent) and malignant (21 percent vs. 8 percent) thyroid diseases while undergoing thyroidectomy (the surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland).    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

Genzyme, the manufacturer of Thyrogen, wants to point out that all regulatory bodies, including the Food and Drug Administration, restrict the use of 0. 9-mg intramuscular injections of the drug on two consecutive days to patients who have already had a total or near-total thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference

(hemithyroidectomy, subtotal thyroidectomy or total thyroidectomy).    From Wordnik.com. Reference

I had a thyroidectomy and I'm very grateful that I seem to be cool. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [ETonline - Breaking News] Reference

I was treated by semi-radical thyroidectomy.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

Past Surgical History: appendectomy, cholecystectomy, oophorectomy, thyroidectomy, back surgery.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference