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Thyroidectomy for Graves’ hyperthyroidism
Hyperthyroidism in Graves’ disease can be managed with administration of radioiodine or pharmacologically with thionamides or surgically treated with subtotal or total thyroidectomy. The choice of therapy will depend on patient age and preferences, thyroid size, disease severity, presence of ophthalmopathy, and local resources and practices. Treatment policies vary considerably within and betwe...
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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is an uncommon clinical entity, also called apical ballooning syndrome, characterized by transient systolic dysfunction of the apical and/or mid segments of the left ventricle. We report a case that highlights takotsubo syndrome in the setting of thyrotoxicosis that required thyroidectomy. The association of takotsubo syndrome and hyperthyroidism has been reported befor...
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We report a patient with Graves' disease who remained persistently hyperthyroid after a total thyroidectomy and also developed de novo Graves' ophthalmopathy 5 months after surgery. She was subsequently found to have a mature cystic teratoma containing struma ovarii after undergoing a total hysterectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy for an incidental ovarian lesion. LEARNING POINTS It is importan...
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BACKGROUND Subtotal thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure, in which the surgeon leaves a small thyroid remnant in situ to preserve thyroid function, thereby preventing lifelong thyroid hormone supplementation therapy. AIM To evaluate thyroid function after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' hyperthyroidism. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients...
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Radioiodine therapy is the safest, simplest, least expensive and most effective method for treatment of hyperthyroidism. The method employed in this research was a systematic bibliographic review, in which only valid studies or the clinically detailed enough open-labeled studies using validated scales were used. Iodine-131 (I-131) acts by the destructive effect of short-range beta radiation on ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgery
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0003-4932
DOI: 10.1097/00000658-197206010-00014