2023 Volume 59 Issue 6 Pages 991-996
The main treatment for pediatric Graves’ disease is therapy with antithyroid drugs, and there are only a few cases in which surgery is indicated. Surgical treatment for Graves’ disease can provide a definite therapeutic effect in an early stage even in cases where drug treatment is difficult. Disadvantages such as surgery-related complications, the need for long-term hormone replacement, and the possibility of recurrence should also be considered. In this study, we performed surgery on three patients with Graves’ disease: a 10-year-7-month-old boy who presented with symptoms of airway obstruction due to compression by a goiter during drug therapy, a 12-year-8-month-old girl who was unable to continue drug therapy due to severe side effects of an antithyroid drug, and a 16-year-7-month-old girl with a giant goiter. There were no postoperative complications or recurrence in any of these patients.
