[Other forms of hyperthyroidism: indications and operative procedures (author's transl)].

Hyperthyroid hot nodules, toxic nodular goiter, and rarely thyroid cancer with thyrotoxicosis represent the majority of hyperthyroid cases in goiter areas. Even though these patients usually fall into higher age groups, surgery after thyrostatic premedication is usually the optimal form of therapy if there are no serious medical risks. While toxic adenomas possibly require only unilateral procedures, toxic nodular goiters should be bilaterally resected; thyroid cancer with thyrotoxicosis is treated as other forms of thyroid cancer.