Thyroidectomy

A thyroidectomy involves the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. Surgeons often perform a thyroidectomy when a patient has thyroid cancer or some other condition of the thyroid gland . The thyroid produces several hormones, such as thyroxine , triiodothyronine and calcitonin. After the removal of a thyroid patients usually take prescribed oral synthetic thyroid hormones to prevent the most serious manifestations of the resultant hypothyroidism.Less extreme variants of thyroidectomy include:* "hemithyroidectomy" -- removing only half of the thyroid* "isthmectomy" -- removing the band of tissue connecting the two lobes of the thyroid A "thyroidectomy" should not be confused with a "thyroidotomy" , which is a cutting into the thyroid, not a removal of it. A thyroidotomy can be performed to get access for a median laryngotomy, or to perform a biopsy. (From the Wikpedia article Thyroidectomy.)

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Recent Publications on Thyroidectomy:
Leptin levels in thyroid cancer. BACKGROUND: Leptin has physiological roles in multiple systems, and has...	7th November, 2009	Department of General Surgery, Ankara Diskapi Education and Research	Asian J Surg. 2009 Oct;32(4):216-23.
Procalcitonin levels predict clinical course and progression-free survival in patients with medullary thyroid cancer. BACKGROUND:: Procalcitonin has been well established as an important...	6th November, 2009	Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel,	Cancer. 2009 Nov 4. DOI Direct Link
The Bethesda thyroid fine-needle aspiration classification system: year 1 at an academic institution. BACKGROUND: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) may be the procedure of choice in...	6th November, 2009	Department of Pathology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven,	Thyroid. 2009 Nov;19(11):1215-23. DOI Direct Link
Increased resistance to hydrogen peroxide-induced cardiac contracture is associated with decreased myocardial oxidative stress in hypothyroid rats. The purpose of this study was to determine whether decreased oxidative...	4th November, 2009	Physiology Department, Basic Health Sciences Institute at Federal	Cell Biochem Funct. 2009 Nov 2. DOI Direct Link
Tracheal necrosis with surgical emphysema following thyroidectomy. Tracheal necrosis after thyroidectomy is an extremely rare event with only...	4th November, 2009	Department of Surgical Oncology, Army Hospital (R and R), Delhi Cantt,	J Postgrad Med. 2009 Jul-Sep;55(3):193-5. DOI Direct Link
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BioNews Results for Thyroidectomy:
Hypothyroidism After Total Thyroidectomy and Thyroid Cancer	Associated Content:  Oct 30 2009 11:08AM Matching: thyroidectomy
Geriatric Thyroidectomy	MDLinx:  Oct 23 2009 11:06AM Matching: thyroidectomy
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Thyroidectomy Clinical Trials:
Immediate Postoperative Course of Patients With Mini Video Assisted Total Thyroidectomy (miVAT) Versus Classic Total Thyroidectomy (cTT)

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