03/09/2026
*THURSDAY THYROIDS* 🦋
The neck said: “Not much.”
The operating room said: “Think again.”
Today’s thyroid surgery turned out to be quite the surprise.
What looked relatively modest externally was actually a massive multinodular thyroid with retrosternal extension.
And this is where thyroid surgery becomes less about size… and more about anatomy, experience and meticulous dissection.
Both RLNs preserved.
All Four Parathyroids preserved.
No gross intraoperative features of malignancy.
And then came the total thyroidectomy specimen 🦋🦋🦋
Blessed to be taught by the best. 🙏
Sometimes the thyroid keeps its biggest secrets behind the obvious.
Your ENT Surgeon
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