This could be a hemithyroidectomy (thyroid lobectomy), where the surgeon removes one lobe (half) of the gland, or a isthmusectomy, where only the thin piece of tissue (isthmus) that connects the two ...

Comparison of laparoscopic radiofrequency ablation with percutaneous radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma involving specific sites: A ...