Endocrine and neurological complications in total versus completion thyroidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The optimal extent of thyroidectomy remains controversial. Total thyroidectomy (TT) offers definitive disease control but it may raise the complications and completion thyroidectomy (CT) following initial lobectomy might lower the morbidity. This meta-analysis and systematic review compared TT and CT using endocrine and neurological outcomes in the postoperative period. We searched databases of PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science and Google Scholar in accordance with PRISMA and until Septembe