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child thyroid anatomy, total thyroidectomy, partial thyroidectomy, thyroidectomy, thyroid gland removal is surgery to remove, total thyroidectomy, subtotal, partial thyroidectomy, the thyroid gland, thyroidectomy is performed the patient is under general anesthesia, unconscious, pain-free, an incision is made, in the front, the neck, the thyroid gland, depending on the particular procedure, removed, thyroid gland is part, the endocrine system, plays a major role in regulating the body's metabolism, diseases affect the gland by reducing its output of hormones, hypothyroidism, others cause overproduction of hormones, hyperthyroidism, thyroid disorders, more common in older children, adolescents, in girls, than in infants, most thyroid disorders, surgery is sometimes required, thyroidectomy recommended, increased thyroid function, hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, decreased thyroid function, hypothyroidism, enlargement, hypertrophy, the gland, primary cancer, the thyroid, enlargement, the thyroid, nontoxic goiter, patients unwilling to be treated, radioactive iodine whose hyperthyroidism cannot be treated, antithyroid drugs, hashimoto's disease, a type of hypothyroidism, risks, anesthesia, reactions to medications, problems breathing, surgery, bleeding, infection, additional risks, thyroidectomy, bleeding, airway obstruction, temporary, permanent loss of ability to speak, due to paralysis, the vocal chords, inadequate thyroid function, hypothyroidism, injury, adjacent parathyroid glands, inadequate level of calcium, in the blood, hypocalcemia, performed by experienced endocrine surgeons, outcome of thyroid surgery, excellent, thyroid function tests, continue following thyroid surgery, thyroid hormone replacement maybe necessary, in general, patients recover rapidly from uncomplicated thyroid surgery, most patients, able to resume most normal activities, 1-2 weeks.