Thyroid hemiagenesis with compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining lobe: A case report Authors Ambreen Abdullah Unar Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Shabbir Akhtar Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Shayan Khalid Ghaloo Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Ozair Awan 5th Year MBBS Student, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan Saba Anjum Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan DOI: https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9922 Keywords: Unilateral Thyroid Agenesis, Thyroidectomy, Case Report Abstract Thyroid hemiagenesis is defined as a failure of one thyroid lobe development. This condition predominantly manifests as an incidental finding during radiological investigation. This paper reports the case of a 53-year-old female, a known case of hypertension, who visited the ENT clinic at AKU, a tertiary care centre in Karachi, Pakistan. The patient presented with hemiagenesis of the right thyroid lobe with enlargement of the contralateral lobe resulting in airway compression. She was subjected to excision of the thyroid gland without any intra-operative or postoperative complications. There were no complaints of dyspnoea, stridor or hoarseness during the hospital stay. The patient was discharged and was found to be well on subsequent follow-ups. Keywords: Unilateral Thyroid Agenesis, Thyroidectomy, Case Report. Downloads Full Text Article Published 2024-04-22 How to Cite Abdullah Unar, A., Akhtar, S., Khalid Ghaloo, S., Awan, M. O., & Anjum, S. (2024). Thyroid hemiagenesis with compensatory hypertrophy of the remaining lobe: A case report. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 74(5), 987–989. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.9922 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 74 No. 5 (2024): MAY Section CASE REPORT License Copyright (c) 2024 Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.