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Assessment of Thyroid Uptake Ratio Values in a Normal Population. Establishment of Normal Reference Values for 99mTc‐Pertechnetate Thyroid Uptake in an Australian Population

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, EarlyView.
An Australian first, this study examined normal reference ranges for 99mTc‐pertechnetate thyroid uptake. Through a retrospective and prospective analysis, this study found a new reference range of 0.4%–2.4%. The findings suggest that locally derived reference values may differ from historical data and highlight the importance of region‐specific ...
Bethany Wornes, Amalia Karahalios, Melanie Tempest   +2 more
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Out-of-Reference Range Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Levels in Levothyroxine-Treated Primary Hypothyroid Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2017
ObjectiveAlthough levothyroxine (LT4) replacement therapy for hypothyroidism has been established as safe, inexpensive and effective, many studies from different countries reported out-of-reference range thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values for the ...
Dilek Gogas Yavuz, Dilek Yazıcı, Lezzan Keskin, Ayşegül Atmaca, Seda Sancak, Fulden Saraç, İbrahim Şahin, Oğuz Dikbaş, Zeliha Hekimsoy, Serap Yalın, Melin Uygur, Murat Yılmaz, Sibel Yirmibeşcik, Özlem Asmaz   +13 more
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Pituitary hyperplasia secondary to primary hypothyroidism

Clinical Case Reports, 2020
Severe primary hypothyroidism should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pituitary enlargement. Thyroid hormone replacement therapy should lead to regression of pituitary hyperplasia.
Beatriz Martinez Quintero, Cynthia Yazbeck   +1 more
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Screening for congenital hypothyroidism in Maltese newborns using cord blood [PDF]

, 1996
Routine screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CHT) has been introduced because clinical features of CHT may not be evident before the baby is a few weeks old and treatment at this stage may already be too late.
Rizzo, M., Vassallo Agius, Paul, Parascandalo, Raymond, Felice, Alex   +3 more
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A rare instance of Ogilvie syndrome in a pediatric patient with a complex medical history: A case report

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Acute colonic pseudo‐obstruction or Ogilvie's syndrome is an acute dilatation of the large bowel without an obstructive lesion. Symptoms include abdominal distension, nausea and vomiting, constipation, and occasional dyspnea. The disorder most commonly involves the cecum and right colon and is most frequently seen in male patients above the ...
Kirby Lampe, Victoria Sarata, Aileen Har, Fernando Zapata   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Serum Fucose, Protein-Bound Fucose, and Lipid-Associated Fucose in Primary Hypothyroidism

Zanco Journal of Medical Sciences
Background and objective: Primary hypothyroidism is a prevalent endocrine disorder marked by reduced production of thyroid hormones, which disrupts metabolic homeostasis and may influence glycosylation.
Resa Sarbast Faesal, Rezan Majeed Omer
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Concomitant Graves' disease and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, presenting as primary hypothyroidism.

, 2012
Hypothyroidism in patients with Graves' disease is usually the result of ablative treatment. We describe a 58 year old man with Graves' ophthalmopathy and pre-tibial myxoedema, who presented with spontaneous primary hypothyroidism.
Ferriss, J B, Cronin, C C, Higgins, T M, Murphy, D   +3 more
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Multimodal Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) With Vascular Involvement: What Is the Impact of Radiation on Perioperative Outcomes, Local Control, and Survival?

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives Neoadjuvant chemoradiation for PDAC with vascular invasion remains understudied. The aim of this study is to compare neoadjuvant chemotherapy with chemoradiation (NAC + CRT) versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for PDAC with vascular involvement.
Dhruv J. Patel, Lauren M. Janczewski, Joseph H. Cotler, George Molina, Brett L. Ecker, David Bentrem, Shishir K. Maithel, Mohamed E. Abazeed, John P. Hayes, Bryan Palis, Amanda B. Francescatti, Ronald J. Weigel, Judy Boughey, Lesly Dossett, Akhil Chawla   +14 more
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Clinical features of spontaneous hypothyroidism in one physician’s practice in Jamaica

, 2010
Rosemarie A Wright-PascoeDepartment of Medicine, The University of the West Indies, Kingston, JamaicaObjective: To describe the clinical characteristics of patients with spontaneous hypothyroidism, the frequency of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis, and the
Rosemarie A Wright-Pascoe
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Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism is the common clinical condition of thyroid hormone deficiency and if left untreated can lead to serious adverse health effects on multiple organ systems, with the cardiovascular system as the most robustly studied target.
Azizi F, Razvi S, Chaker L, Bensenor IM, Peeters RP, Pearce EN   +5 more
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