Calbo L, Sciglitano P, Calbo E, Niceta M, Melita G, Catalfamo A
Università degli Studi di Messina, U.O.C. di Chirurgia Generale e Mininvasiva.
G Chir. 2006 Apr;27(4):165-8.
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.
