Pre-ablative Diagnostic Whole-body Scan Following Total Thyroidectomy for Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Is It Necessary?

Bypassing the pre-ablative diagnostic scan is feasible. The present ablation dose of 80 mCi of radioiodine is effective. The relatively high postoperative morbidity after difficult total thyroidectomy suggests less aggressive excision and postoperative radioiodine ablation of the remnant tissue.