Surgery was postponed until 5 months' postpartum because the patient wished to breastfeed. The surgeon (G.A.) removed a voluminous, partially cystic, multinodular goiter weighing more than 150 g ...

surgery: thyroidectomy. Treatment recommendations by survey respondents for the hypothetical older patient cases with multinodular goiter as a function of thyrotropin (TSH) suppression.

"If the thyroid is not operating properly, in the instance of hypo or hyperthyroidism, it can develop what is called a ...

Contemporary Surgery 2008 Sept;64(9):431-436. 21. Porterfield JR, Thompson GB, Farley DR, Grant CS, Richards ML. Evidence-based Management of Toxic Multinodular Goiter (Plummer’s Disease). World J ...

Incidental parathyroidectomy (IP) is a complication seen at varying rates after thyroid surgery, and its relationship with postoperative hypocalcemia has not been clarified. In this study, our goal ...

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Let me walk you through the process. On the morning of surgery the anesthesia doctors will tell you about regional nerve blocks. You're leg's going to jump ok? And I generally advise patients to ...

Goiter is mainly due to deficiency of Iodine. There is a swelling in the neck due to enlargement of glands. It can cause coughing, throat tightness, difficulty in breathing and other symptoms.

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