A thyroidectomy is surgery to take out your thyroid gland. This gland is shaped like a butterfly. It lies across the windpipe (trachea). The gland makes hormones that control how your body makes and ...

The thyroid is a gland that is a butterfly in shape. It is present below the Adam's apple. It has two lobes; right lobe and left lobe. Each lobe lies on either side of the windpipe and a muscle ...