Abstract
Reoperation of recurrent hyperthyroidism after thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis is an unsettled matter because the surgical techique is much more difficult and postoperative complications occur more frequently. The case reported here is a patient who has been surgically treated and pursued a good postoperative course after reoperation.
The patient was a 39-year-old female who was admitted for reoperation of recurrent hyperthyroidism 7 years after thyroidectomy for thyrotoxicosis. On admission, her thyroid was enlarged and the thyroid function placed her in a condition of thyrotoxicosis. Following the control of thyrotoxicosis, thyroidectomy was performed the residual thyroid tissue weighed 5gm. Her postoperative course was uneventful and she has been doing well with no evidence of recurrent thyrotoxicosis or postoperative hypothyroidism.
