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Paediatric development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review focuses on the development of radiopharmaceutical imaging agents and radioligand therapeutics for paediatric use. Nuclear medicine plays an important role in the diagnosis and treatment of various childhood conditions, including cancers, infections and brain disorders.
Justin L. Hay, Amandine Manon, Hunter Stephens, S. Y. Amy Cheung, Bart de Keizer, Erik T. te Beek   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Is Morbidity High in Completion Thyroidectomy?

Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2019
Aim:We aimed to compare primary total thyroidectomy and completion thyroidectomy in terms of postoperative morbidity.Methods:The morbidity of primary thyroidectomy operations and completion thyroidectomy operations performed in the general surgery clinic
Hüda Ümit Gür, Cengiz Madenci, Gamze Çıtlak, Sercan Yüksel, Ekrem Ferlengez, Fazilet Erözgen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

POST-OPERATIVE HYPOCALCEMIA AMONG ONGOING PATIENTS AFTER TOTAL AND SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Hypocalcemia is a major post-operative complication of total thyroidectomy, causing severe symptoms and increasing hospitalization time. The primary cause is secondary hypoparathyroidism following damage to or devascularization of one or more
Raghad Naji
doaj   +1 more source

Risk of cardiac, neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal adverse events with levothyroxine: Systematic review

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Levothyroxine (LT4) is the standard treatment for hypothyroidism and the most widely prescribed medication worldwide. Although generally safe, regulatory reports list potential cardiac, neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal adverse events (AEs). Clarifying their clinical relevance is essential.
Bala Swetha Baskaran, Mohammad Ali Omrani, Flory T. Muanda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hypoparathyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy [PDF]

Archives of Surgery, 2008
Combined measurement of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and serum calcium (sCa) levels is useful for predicting postoperative hypocalcemia with minimal laboratory effort and low costs.Prospective analysis of 170 consecutive patients.University hospital referral center.One hundred seventy patients underwent total thyroidectomy.
Reza, Asari, Christian, Passler, Klaus, Kaczirek, Christian, Scheuba, Bruno, Niederle   +4 more
openaire   +4 more sources

13.POST-OPERATIVE HYPOCALCEMIA AMONG ONGOING PATIENTS AFTER TOTAL AND SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Hypocalcemia is a major post-operative complication of total thyroidectomy, causing severe symptoms and increasing hospitalization time. The primary cause is secondary hypoparathyroidism following damage to or devascularization of one or more
Raghad E. Naji
doaj   +2 more sources

Levothyroxine Dosage Determination According to Body Mass Index (BMI) After Total Thyroidectomy

Erciyes Medical Journal, 2019
Objective: Currently, postoperative thyroid hormone replacement dosing is weight-based with adjustments and made following Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) values, which may lead to delayed achievement of euthyroidism and failure in achieving an ...
Hemmat Maghsoudi, Seyed Ehsan Mousavi Toomatari, Naser Agha Mohammadzade, Farzad Najafipour, Sara Akhavan Salamat, Seyed Babak Moosavi Toomatari, Afshin Gharekhani   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

PTH after Thyroidectomy as a Predictor of Post-Operative Hypocalcemia

Diagnostics, 2021
Post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia is a frequent complication with significant morbidity, and has been shown to increase hospital stay and readmission rates.
Alessio Metere, Andrea Biancucci, Andrea Natili, Gianfrancesco Intini, Claire E. Graves   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complications after total thyroidectomy

Journal of Visceral Surgery, 2013
The two most common early complications of thyroid surgery are hypocalcemia (20-30%) and recurrent laryngeal nerve injury (5-11%). Bilateral recurrent nerve paralysis resulting in adduction of the vocal cords is a rare life-threatening complication (occurring in less than 0.1% of cases that requires emergency management.
N, Christou, M, Mathonnet
openaire   +2 more sources

Correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology in Thyroid Nodules: A Six‐Year Study at a Tertiary Public Laboratory in the Western Cape Province, South Africa

Diagnostic Cytopathology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the primary screening test for thyroid nodules. The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology (TBSRTC) provides six diagnostic categories, each with an implied risk of malignancy (ROM). This study evaluated the performance of thyroid FNAC and the application of TBSRTC categories in
Raymond Chimatira, Brendon Price
wiley   +1 more source