Background: Goiter is the abnormal enlargement of the thyroid gland. It has been shown that prevalence of goiter was considerably highest in South Ethiopia particularly in Gamogofa zone. The study was aimed to identify factors that determine goiter among Botre Elementary and Junior Secondary school students, Gamogofa zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods: Case control study was conducted among Botre...

BACKGROUND In about 16-85% of subjects with goiter, upper airway obstruction (UAO) is observed. This percentage is higher in patients affected by goiter with endothoracic enlargement. UAO is an indication for surgery. Visual analysis of flow-volume loops (FVL) are the best indicators for UAO, although various studies using clinical and radiological parameters have observed no correlation. OBJ...

We report a case of multinodular thyroid goiter in an 80-year-old man who successfully underwent tracheal stent placement for respiratory distress caused by the thyroid goiter and following two radiofrequency (RF) ablation sessions performed for thyroid volume reduction. This sequential treatment allowed elective stent removals four weeks after the second RF ablation session because the thyroid...

“Goiter” means thyroid enlargement, and “endemic” means frequent in a certain locality. The problem is from what volume and up a thyroid is considered to be large enough as to be classified as goiter and also from what prevalence and up an area is considered to be endemic. It is obvious that by playing with these definitions one may increase or decrease the prevalence of goiter perceived in an ...

SUMMARY In order to survey goiter prevalence in mountainous villages of Arnot city (state of Mazandaran) I 76 boys and 157 girls were studied in Bayjan, Vana and Rineh. Goiter was present in 68 % , 71 % of girls and 65 % of boys. Dissemination of grades of goiter were: la 21.9%, lb 23.5%, II 18.6% and III 3. 6 % . There was an increase in the rate of large goiters with age. 50th percentile of...

BACKGROUND Selenium (Se) is a necessary element for the biosynthesis of thyroid hormones. We investigated the relationship between selenium status, thyroid volume, and goiter in a cross-sectional study in an iodine-sufficient area. METHODS We selected residents of Chengdu (over 18 years old and living in the city for more than 5 years) using a stratified cluster sampling technique. Fifteen hu...

We describe two cases of fetal goiter in women with no history of thyroid disease. Diagnosis of fetal goiter during antenatal care was made by ultrasound and MRI. Congenital hypothyroidism was confirmed by fetal blood sampling that was treated with weekly intra-amniotic injections of L-thyroxin. One fetus was initially treated with four weekly intra-amniotic injections of 200 μgms of L-thyroxin...

The visit of two Tibetan physicians provided a unique opportunity to gain insight into a practice of medicine very different from that of Western civilization. Initial discussions indicated that the practice of medicine and mysticism were inextricably interwoven in the Tibetan culture. Accordingly, the focus of the study was directed to goiter, which is both common in the Himalayas and easy to ...

Thyroid gland metastatic tumors are rare in clinical practice. Clear cell RCC is one of common metastatic tumors to thyroid. We here reported a case of incidentally found clear cell renal carcinoma metastasis to the thyroid gland 3 years after nephrectomy, in the thyroidectomy procedure performed for the patient due to the thyroid enlargement caused by multinodular goiter. A 65-year-old Iranian...

A 75-year-old woman with a longstanding history of a substernal thyroid goiter presented with acute shortness of breath, and she was intubated due to respiratory distress. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a compressive substernal goiter with associated vascular compression, axillosubclavian thrombosis, and saddle pulmonary embolism. Weight-based heparin was immediately administered, and t...