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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postoperative hypothyroidism after total thyroidectomy is associated with reduced risk for fractures.

Just one preoperative dose of dexamethasone proved of benefit for thyroidectomy patients, according to a randomized clinical trial in Pakistan. In a study of 192 patients, those who received ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers conducted a prospective, randomized, phase 3 trial including 730 patients with low-risk ...

Out of over 126,000 adult patients who underwent total thyroidectomy, nearly 20% had hypocalcemia during the first 30 days following surgery -- defined as a diagnosis of hypocalcemia or ...

Postoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) showed 100% sensitivity in predicting post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia, according to the results of a prospective study of 60 patients. Post-thyroidectomy ...

Although consensus guidelines recommend total thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) ≥1 cm, it remains unclear whether this procedure confers a survival advantage. This was a retrospective ...

Total thyroidectomy can be recommended for the treatment of benign bilateral thyroid disease, suggest Barczynski et al. The optimal extent of surgery for the treatment of bilateral benign thyroid ...

Older people treated for Graves disease with total thyroidectomy in the United States are at low risk of developing hypoparathyroidism, according to results from a large population-based cohort study.

Outcome of Hypofractionated Palliative Radiotherapy Regimens for Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer in Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study A cross-sectional ...

Innovo Therapeutics has reported promising results from its Phase II clinical trial of INV-001, a treatment designed for post-thyroidectomy scar reduction. The trial was conducted at four general ...