BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare the success rate of various levels of I-131 activity for use in remnant ablation in low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS We identified eligible studies in 5 electronic databases up to December 2014 and the reference lists of original studies and review articles were hand searched for additional articles on this topic. Summa...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety of total thyroidectomy for thyroid disorders and summarise the treatment experience in a less-developed region. METHODS This was a retrospective observational cohort study using the computerised database of the First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University. All consecutive thyroidectomy patients from 2003 to 2014 were ...

High concentrations of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in the serum have often been reported in apparently euthyroid patients with damaged thyroids. We have confirmed this finding in 14 patients 18 months after subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves's disease (group 1) and in 14 patients with manic-depressive psychosis (group 2) receiving lithium carbonate, which reduces thyroid reserve. One facto...

In the past, it was generally advised that every patient undergoing thyroid surgery have a drain placed because of the fear of post-operative hematoma. In the past 9 years, we have performed 400 thyroidectomies. For the first 6 years, we drained the operative site in most of thyroid procedures. However, it was apparent from our experience that drains had very little effect on the prevention of ...

OBJECTIVES Robotic thyroidectomy was introduced in the United States despite scant preclinical data. We pursued a systematic preclinical investigation of a new remote access, robotic thyroidectomy technique via a facelift incision, and sought to define differences in extent of dissection associated with this approach and a second, popular robotic thyroidectomy technique. DESIGN Surgical simul...

The clinical, biochemical and immunological features of 180 patients with hyperthyroid Graves' disease managed at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Endocrine Clinic from 1983 to 1987 were examined. The prevalence of the disease is highest in Chinese and lowest in Indians. The female: male ratio is 2.8:1. Hypokalaemic periodic paralysis and hypercalcaemia were present in 5.0% and 1.7% of ...

The aim of this study is to investigate the possibility of determining the appropriate amount of thyroid tissue to leave behind as remnant weight in subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease by measuring the TBII value, and correlating the outcome to the grade of intrathyroidal lymphocyte infiltration. We therefore have investigated the levels of TBII in the thyroidal (T-TBII) and peripheral (...

We have come a long way since Mackenzie wrote these words in 1905, and yet in one sense they are still true. It is not that the modern modes of treatment are of doubtful value; all are effective, but the ideal treatment for hyperthyroidism still eludes us. Neither do we have reliable methods of selecting the best treatment for the individual patient. This could be arranged more rationally if it...