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Surgical Management of Substernal Goiters: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. [PDF]

Laryngoscope
This systematic review and meta‐analysis of 15,706 patients with substernal goiter highlights that while surgery is often prompted by symptoms or imaging evidence of compression, over a quarter of patients were asymptomatic. The majority of cases (88.7%) were successfully managed through a cervical approach, with only a minority requiring thoracic ...
Cheung MH, Walker AM, Nguyen SA, Butehorn H, Albergotti WG.   +4 more
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Thyroid Disorders and Serum Selenium Levels in a Southwestern Nigerian Population. [PDF]

Int J Endocrinol
Background/Objective: Thyroid hormones are central to the regulation of energy expenditure and homoeostasis. An important microelement required for the optimal function of the thyroid gland is selenium. The question of whether Nigerian patients with thyroid disorders are deficient in selenium is what this study aims to answer.
Adeleye OO, Ogunleye OO, Sodipo OO, Ale AO, Akinola IJ.   +4 more
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Estudo epidemiológico de prevalência do bócio endémico em Oleiros.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2002
This research was carried out in the county of Oleiros, which integrates the only defined endemic goiter zone in Portugal, since 1969. We intend to characterize, from the epidemiological point of view, the prevalence of the endemic goiter by the ...
Henrique Mendes, J A Zagalo-Cardoso
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Association between Goiter Prevalence and Urine Iodine Levels in 6-12-Year-Old Children in Central Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009
Background: Goiter is thyroid enlargement, which is the mostcommon visible symptom of iodine deficiency. Some studieshave shown iodine deficiency in water, soil, and food in manyplaces worldwide.We aimed to determine the prevalence of goiter and the ...
Ali Honarpisheh, Abbas Taghavi, Hossein Akbari   +2 more
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The Prevalence of Goiter and Urinary Iodine Exertion in 7 – 10 year old School Children of Qom 2001 - 2002 [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2007
Background and objectivesIodine deficiency was a public health problem in Iran before the start of iodine supplementation program in 1989. This study has been conducted in the framework of the national monitoring survey in 2001 to find the prevalence of ...
R. Sheikholeslam, M. Naghavi, Emami Khoo, M.J. Esmaeili, M. Hedayati, F. Azizi   +5 more
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Endemic Goiter in Kitâbu Divanü Lügat-it Türk: Evidence From 11th Century

Gazi Medical Journal
To present the information about endemic goiter noted in Kitâbu Divanü Lügat-it Türk (KDLT), which was overlooked in the history of medicine. The information about endemic goiter noted in the English and Turkish copies of the KDLT was reviewed in ...
Yusuf Kemal Kemaloğlu
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Impact of the actions for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency in Cuba

Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2014
Objectives. To assess the effectiveness of the Sustainable Elimination of Iodine Deficiency Program through determination of urinary iodine and goiter prevalence. Materials and methods.
C. Blanca Terry-Berro, Ibrahim Quintana-Jardines, Maytell de la Paz-Luna, Julieta García, Raúl Fernández-Bohórquez, Denise Silvera-Téllez, Yoandry Díaz-Fuentes, Ana Ferret-Martínez, Denia Reyes-Fernández   +8 more
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The Mystery of Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Goiter

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, 2016
Whilst painting the vault of the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo Buonarroti left an autographical sketch that revealed a prominence at the front of his hyper-extended neck. This image was recently diagnosed as goiter. The poet Michelangelo in a sonnet dated
Davide Lazzeri, Donatella Lippi, Manuel Francisco Castello, George M. Weisz   +3 more
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Catamnesis of Endemic Goiter in Children

Клиническая и экспериментальная тиреоидология, 2005
В проспективном рандомизированном исследовании, в которое были включены 79 детей (23 мальчика, 56 девочек, средний возраст 11,2 ± 0,5 лет) на протяжении 4 лет оценивалась эффективность лечения эндемического зоба при помощи комбинированной терапии 100 мгк

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FAKTOR DETERMINAN KEJADIAN GONDOK DI DAERAH PANTAI JAWA TIMUR

Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Andalas, 2009
The Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) is one of the serious nutritional issues in Indonesia. The survey of IDD in Province of East Java, found that Total Goiter Rate (TGR) in 2003 was higher than 1998 (24.8% and 16.3%) respectively). Iodine deficiency is
Hafni Bachtiar
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