Endocrine surgeons are performing more thyroid lobectomies for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer since the 2015 ATA guidelines

After publication of the 2015 American Thyroid Association guidelines, there has been an increase in thyroid lobectomies as a proportion of all thyroid operations performed by endocrine surgeons for low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer. This has implications for reduced health care use and costs, with potential population-level benefits.