Surgery of the thyroid gland (Hemithyroidectomy)

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Thyroid gland removal at charlottenlund private hospital

Charlottenlund Private Hospital offers surgery of the thyroid gland (glandula thyreoidea). We carry out, among other things, removal of benign nodules (so-called adenomas) and removal of one side of the thyroid gland, so-called hemithyroidectomy. The operations are only carried out by specialists in throat surgery who on a daily basis work as throat surgeons in public hospitals, typically Rigshospitalet.

Before you are prescribed for surgery, it is important that the diagnosis is made correctly and that both a biopsy and a scan are available, so that the surgeon can assess the scope of the operation before this is agreed.

The operations are carried out exclusively by permanently attached consultants who on a daily basis work as head doctors in neck surgery at the public hospitals. The operations are not carried out through the Extended Free Hospital Choice (DUF), as this does not include surgery of the thyroid gland, but are carried out both privately and through health insurance.

We are proud to be able to offer operations by some of the most skilled throat surgeons in Denmark.

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What is the thyroid gland?
The thyroid gland is a gland that produces metabolic hormone and is located on either side of the trachea. The gland thus has two so-called lobes, or halves. Across the trachea, the two lobes are joined by a narrow strand of thyroid tissue called the isthmus.
The thyroid gland forms its hormone - called Thyroid hormone when it is stimulated to do so by the so-called thyroid-stimulating hormone or TSH. The hormones of the gland itself are called T3 and T4. The hormones affect all the body's cells and seek to ensure that the cells' activity level is appropriate. If the gland produces too little thyroid hormone, you will typically feel tired, gain weight, become worried or depressed, and freeze. If the gland produces too much hormone, you will typically sweat, have palpitations, shake your hands, lose weight and have trouble sleeping. In pronounced cases, you can get eyes that are enlarged - this is called exopthalmus.
The activity of the gland is carefully regulated, so that neither too little nor too much hormone is produced and there is thus a good balance in the entire system.
Why operate on the thyroid gland?
In some patients - usually women - the thyroid gland develops nodules which are quite benign, but which grow and grow and thus become both cosmetically bothersome and lead to pressure symptoms. This is most often associated with the disease atoxic multinodous goiter. This is a fairly harmless condition that many women suffer from and which usually does not need to be treated - unless the nodes in the gland grow so large that they become bothersome. In these cases, several treatments may be offered - and in some cases this will be surgery to remove the side of the thyroid gland that is putting pressure on the neck and causing discomfort. After this, the remaining side of the thyroid gland will take over the function, so that you will not lack hormone.
How does the operation take place?
If you want to hear more about the removal of the thyroid gland (so-called hemithyroidectomy), you simply book an appointment for a preliminary examination with one of our specialist doctors who will be able to explain the process up to, during and after the operation.
At Charlottenlund Private Hospital, we have extensive experience with this type of surgery, which is exclusively performed by experienced head doctors in neck surgery from Rigshospitalet and Hillerød.