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Goitre or enlargement of the thyroid gland is still a common problem. It has been estimated by the WHO that about 15.8% of the world population have goitres. Nodular goitre is the commonest endocrine surgical disorder encountered world over. The prevalence of nodular disease in the population varies based on the clinical methods used for detection: with palpation around 4% [1], with ultrasound scan studies 10–35% [2] and in post-mortem studies up to 49–57% [3].

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Fernando, R. (2018). Nodular Goitre. In: Parameswaran, R., Agarwal, A. (eds) Evidence-Based Endocrine Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1124-5_3

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