ASI SponsorRuggieri, MMRuggieriFumarola, aaFumarolaStraniero, aaStraniero2020-09-172020-09-172008-09-01https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13025/2676Actually, thyroid volume >25 ml, obtained by preoperative ultrasound evaluation, is a very important exclusion criteria for minimally invasive thyroidectomy. So far, among different imaging techniques, two-dimensional ultrasonography has become the more accepted method for the assessment of thyroid volume (US-TV). The aims of this study were: (1) to estimate the preoperative thyroid volume in patients undergoing minimally invasive total thyroidectomy using a mathematical formula and (2) to verify its validity by comparing it with the postsurgical TV (PS-TV).AdultCicatrixCicatrix: etiologyEstheticsFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGoiterHumansHyperthyroidismHyperthyroidism: surgeryHyperthyroidism: ultrasonographyLinear ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMinimally InvasiveMinimally Invasive: methodsNodularNodular: surgeryNodular: ultrasonographyOrgan SizeOrgan Size: physiologyPainPain MeasurementPostoperativePostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative Complications: etiologyPostoperative: etiologySurgical ProceduresThyroid GlandThyroid Gland: pathologyThyroid Gland: ultrasonographyThyroid NeoplasmsThyroid Neoplasms: surgeryThyroid Neoplasms: ultrasonographyThyroid NoduleThyroid Nodule: surgeryThyroid Nodule: ultrasonographyThyroidectomyThyroidectomy: methodsArticle Journalhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1869047354dcce0a8580fe1368eeb305