Serum Thyroglobulin Measurement Following Surgery Without Radioactive Iodine for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: A Systematic Review. [PDF]
, 2022 Background: The utility of serum thyroglobulin (Tg) measurement following partial thyroidectomy or total/near-total thyroidectomy without radioactive iodine (RAI) for differentiated thyroid cancer is unclear.
Brent, Gregory +7 more
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Risk of Complications in Patients Undergoing Completion Thyroidectomy after Hemithyroidectomy for Thyroid Nodule with Indeterminate Cytology: An Italian Multicentre Retrospective Study [PDF]
, 2022 There is still controversy as to whether patients undergoing a completion thyroidectomy after a hemithyroidectomy for a thyroid nodule with an indeterminate cytology have a comparable, increased or decreased risk of complications compared to those ...
Calo P. G. +10 more
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Total or near-total thyroidectomy versus subtotal thyroidectomy for multinodular non-toxic goitre in adults [PDF]
, 2015 Background Total thyroidectomy (TT) and subtotal thyroidectomy (ST) are worldwide treatment options for multinodular non-toxic goitre in adults.
Arezzo, Alberto +9 more
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Total Endoscopic Thyroidectomy [PDF]
, 2003 We have developed endoscopic thyroidectomy procedures using anterior chest and axillary approaches. Both of our procedures differ significantly from the usual thyroidectomy, which involves lifting both the platysma and the sternohyoid muscle.
Ikeda, Yoshifumi, Takami, Hiroshi
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LigaSure in total thyroidectomy. [PDF]
, 2008 PURPOSE: LigaSure is a bipolar diathermy system, which achieves vessel sealing with reduced thermal spread. The device has been used successfully in abdominal operations and because of its features, it has been applied recently in thyroid surgery to ...
CIPOLLA, Calogero +5 more
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Follicular nodules (Thy3) of the thyroid: is total thyroidectomy the best option? [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Identification of the best management strategy for nodules with Thy3 cytology presents particular problems for clinicians. This study investigates the ability of clinical, cytological and sonographic data to predict malignancy in ...
CALO', PIETRO GIORGIO +6 more
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Total thyroidectomy versus hemithyroidectomy for patients with follicular neoplasm. A cost-utility analysis [PDF]
, 2014 IntroductionThyroid nodules are a common condition. Overall, 20% of the nodules assessed with FNAB correspond to the follicular pattern. A partial thyroidectomy is the minimal procedure that should be performed to determine the nature of these nodules ...
Corso, C. +5 more
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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
, 2013 Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher +3 more
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Pattern of sub-clinical dysthyroidism in a postthyroidectomy cohort: Implications for supplementary treatment [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Defective thyroid functioning is referred to as dysthyroidism. Despite incomplete thyroidectomy or thyroxine supplementation, post-thyroidectomy patients may still experience dysthyroidism. Many times, this may be sub - clinical.
Fualal, Jane O. +3 more
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Identification alone versus intraoperative neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: experience of 2034 consecutive patients [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of intraoperative neuromonitoring in reducing the postoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy rate by a comparison between patients submitted to thyroidectomy with intraoperative ...
Calo', PIETRO GIORGIO +6 more
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