The technique of thyroidectomy [PDF]
Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 1998 The earliest account of thyroidectomy is probably that given by Roger Frugardi of Salerno in 11701. Thyroidectomy remained a rarely performed procedure, William Halsted2 finding accounts of only eight operations in which the scalpel had been used on the thyroid between 1596 and 1800, and of only 69 more cases between 1800 and 1848.
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Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroid Surgery: Evolution and Advances [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology, 2019 To minimize surgical morbidity and neck scarring, minimally invasive thyroidectomy and robotic/endoscopic thyroidectomy via cervical, axillary, anterior chest, breast, postauricular or transoral approaches have been developed over the past 20 years.
Kyung Tae +3 more
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Frequency and severity of globus pharyngeus symptoms in patients undergoing thyroidectomy. A pre-post short term cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2015 Globus pharyngeus is a sensation of a lump or foreign body in the throat, sometimes associated with thyroid diseases and surgery. Previous studies investigated this condition with contradictory results, mainly because not standardized instruments of ...
ANTONACI, Alfredo +4 more
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Simultaneous Papillary Carcinoma in Thyroglossal Duct Cyst and Thyroid [PDF]
, 2017 Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a cystic expansion of a remnant of the thyroglossal duct tract. Carcinomas in the TDC are extremely rare and are usually an incidental finding after the Sistrunk procedure.
Araújo Brandão Rajão, Kamilla Maria +9 more
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Mutational Analysis in Pediatric Thyroid Cancer and Correlations with Age, Ethnicity, and Clinical Presentation. [PDF]
, 2016 BackgroundWell-differentiated thyroid cancer (WDTC) incidence in pediatrics is rising, most being papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of different mutations in pediatric WDTC and correlate the ...
Cheng, Shih-Min +9 more
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Total Thyroidectomy for Benign Thyroid Diseases: What is the Price to be Paid? [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Total thyroidectomy has been used to treat patients with malignant thyroid disease. But for patients with benign thyroid disease, the safety and efficacy of total thyroidectomy is a matter of debate.
Rajashekara Babu Gangappa +4 more
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Post Total Thyroidectomy Hypocalcaemia and relation with the Age of the Patient
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To find the magnitude of clinically overt hypocalcaemia post-total thyroidectomy and its relation with the age of the patient. Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
Iftikhar Ahmad +5 more
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A decrease of calcitonin serum concentrations less than 50 percent 30 minutes after thyroid surgery suggests incomplete C-cell tumor tissue removal [PDF]
, 2010 The prognosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) depends on the completeness of the first surgical treatment. To date, it is not possible to predict whether the tumor has been completely removed after surgery.
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Oxidant/antioxidant balance in patients with thyroid cancer
Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2008 PURPOSE: To compare the antioxidant enzyme activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and the levels of lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in blood samples of thyroid cancer patients compared to healthy ...
Melih Akinci +6 more
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Factors Increasing the Likelihood of Postoperative Hematomas Following Thyroid Surgery
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Neck hematoma following thyroid surgery is a potentially life‐threatening complication. Methods This retrospective case–control study reviewed neck hematoma reoperations following thyroid surgery (2009–2024), using 3:1 matching. Univariable analysis identified hematoma and delayed onset (≥ 6 h) risk factors, with odds ratios (ORs ...
Emily Ajit‐Roger +9 more
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