2-18 days before thyroidectomy, -1: 24 hours before surgical intervention; 0: immediately before thyroidectomy; +1: euthyroidism (median, 6 days; range, 5-15 days); +2: time of discharge (median ...

[17] Total or near total thyroidectomy is recommended for patients with ongoing thyroid cancer, those who refuse radio-ablation as a therapeutic procedure, or have a life threatening reaction to ...

After thyroidectomy, the parathyroid glands that control the body’s calcium balance are often removed, leading to a dip in calcium levels. Therefore, to avoid situations like hypocalcemia ...

If I could give ONE piece of advice for post-thyroidectomy scar healing, it would be buy Scar Away sheets. They are expensive ...

The man had moved to Boston just five months earlier, and thought his extreme symptoms were from stress, according to the ...

All patients underwent thyroid ultrasonography and thyroidectomy; 25% had histologically confirmed malignancy. In total, 116 of 426 (27%) follicular neoplasms were malignant (most frequently ...

Fibrin sealant may reduce length of hospitalization and operative time among patients undergoing thyroidectomy suggests a ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

Early detection of thyroid cancer is important to start treatment and improve outcomes. Thyroidectomy (removal of the thyroid ...

This month, we conclude our coverage of the “Hot Topics In General Surgery” symposium held at the 2023 American College of ...

The incidence of hypothyroidism after partial thyroidectomy could be at least 10.9%, according to the findings of a retrospective analysis performed by a group from Melbourne, Australia.

Virginia Beach firefighters are joining the effort to Crush Cancer. Did you know that firefighter occupational cancer is the ...