Riedel's thyroiditis. Personal experience
Calbo, L.; Sciglitano, P.; Calbo, E.; Niceta, M.; Melita, G.; Catalfamo, A.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 27(4): 165-168
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 16768873 Document Number: 600024
The Riedel's thyroiditis, also called "wood's thyroiditis", is a rare chronic "inflammatory" disease of unknown etiology, relatively frequent in female >45-50 years, characterized by a fibrotic process that pervades thyroid and neighbouring structures (vessels, muscles, oesophagus, trachea upper- mediastinum). The authors discuss about three cases of Riedel's thyroiditis and report the outcome after total thyroidectomy in two cases and sub-total resection in the other one.