Trial of Thyroid Autotransplantation in Patients with Graves' Disease Whose Remnant Thyroid has Unintentionally been Made too Small at Subtotal Thyroidectomy.

Thyroid Function after Subtotal Thyroidectomy in Patients with Graves' Hyperthyroidism

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...

Changes in the thyroid function of Graves' disease patients treated by subtotal thyroidectomy.

The extent of thyroidectomy in Graves' disease is still a matter of controversy. Subtotal thyroidectomy has been used as the standard surgical procedure for Graves' disease in Japan, but high hyperthyroidism relapse rates have been reported. We retrospectively studied serial changes in the thyroid function Graves' disease patients after they had been treated by subtotal thyroidectomy and asse...

Rapid improvement of thyroid function by using glucocorticoid indicated for the preoperative preparation of subtotal thyroidectomy in Graves' disease.

Glucocorticoid therapy is not considered as an authentic method for obtaining euthyroid in Graves' disease. We tried the administration of prednisolone as a preoperative preparation for subtotal thyroidectomy in 4 hyperthyroid patients with Graves' disease who had suffered adverse effects of thionamide antithyroid drugs, including agranulocytosis, liver damage and skin eruptions. Following oral...

Surgical Treatment of Graves’ Disease: Comparison between Total Thyroidectomy and Subtotal Thyroidectomy

Purpose: Subtotal thyroidectomy has been the standard operation for Graves’ disease in achieving a favorable outcome in recovery of euthyroid state. However, the postoperative outcomes following subtotal thyroidectomy differ by surgeon and postoperative thyroid dysfunctions develop as time passes. Here, we have studied the validity of total thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease patients, with a com...

Thyroid Drugging in Graves' Disease