Thyroid surgery at Apollo Adlux Hospital covers a broad spectrum of benign, malignant and complex thyroid conditions. Surgical treatment may be considered for thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, toxic multinodular goitre, Graves’ disease, recurrent goitres, congenital goitres and thyroglossal cysts, depending on the patient's clinical assessment.

Hemithyroidectomy involves removal of one thyroid lobe, while total thyroidectomy removes the entire thyroid gland. Patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer may require more extensive procedures, including total thyroidectomy with central compartment neck dissection or central compartment and modified radical neck dissection. Locally advanced thyroid cancers can require complex surgery involving adjacent structures, including tracheal resection when clinically indicated.

Retrosternal goitres, which extend below the chest inlet, may require sternotomy together with thyroidectomy. Complex thyroid procedures are also performed for toxic multinodular goitre and Graves’ disease. Re-operative thyroid surgery provides a specialised option for recurrent goitres following previous thyroid operations.

Congenital goitres and thyroglossal cysts are also managed surgically when intervention is indicated. Selected thyroidectomy cases may involve parathyroid autotransplantation.

Minimally invasive thyroid surgery provides an additional surgical approach for appropriately selected patients. The choice of procedure depends on the thyroid condition, disease extent and individual clinical requirements, with surgical planning focused on comprehensive management of thyroid disorders and thyroid cancer.