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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Treatment patterns of aging Americans with differentiated thyroid cancer. BACKGROUND:: The incidence of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)...	13th November, 2009	Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven,	Cancer. 2009 Nov 11. DOI Direct Link
Pathogenicity of DNA Variants and Double Mutations in Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 and Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome. Context: Cancer genetics is fundamental for preventive medicine, in...	13th November, 2009	Department of Nephrology (Z.E., M.Su., G.F., H.P.H.N.), Section of	J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2009 Nov 11. DOI Direct Link
THYROID CANCER IN LEBANESE CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS: A 15-Year Experience at a Single Institution. Background and Aim: Thyroid carcinomas are rare in childhood and...	13th November, 2009	Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology, American University of Beirut	Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2009 Jan;26(6):339-447.
[Surgery of thyroid carcinoma] The 5 main types of thyroid cancer (papillary, PTC, follicular, FTC,...	11th November, 2009	Universitatsklinik fur Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Gefasschirurgie,	Chirurg. 2009 Nov;80(11):1069-82; quiz 1083. DOI Direct Link
[Thyroid cancers] During the last two decades, the incidence of thyroid cancer has doubled,...	11th November, 2009	Departement de Chirurgie, Institut Jules Bordet, Bruxelles.	Rev Med Brux. 2009 Sep;30(4):279-86.
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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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