Bilateral versus unilateral thyroid eye disease
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Hemithyroidectomy for unilateral thyroid disease.
AIM To identify rates of recurrence and hypothyroidism after hemithyroidectomy for unilateral nodular thyroid diseases and its advantages over bilateral radical resections. METHODS Fifty patients who underwent thyroid lobectomy with unilateral thyroid disease were included. Follow-up with thyroid function tests on the first month and then once every three months, as well as ultrasonography co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0301-4738
DOI: 10.4103/0301-4738.83612