TOTAL THYROIDECTOMY FOR HEART DISEASE

Total Thyroidectomy for Heart Failure: an Unusual Case.

Total thyroidectomy for clinically benign disease of the thyroid gland.

BACKGROUND The role of total thyroidectomy in the treatment of patients with benign thyroid disease remains controversial. However, this procedure may be appropriate when both thyroid lobes are involved and when the risk of recurrence is significant. This study is a review of a 15-year experience of total thyroidectomy for benign disease. METHODS Between 1988 and 2002, 834 patients underwent ...

Total thyroidectomy replaces subtotal thyroidectomy as the preferred surgical treatment for Graves' disease.

BACKGROUND Total thyroidectomy is increasingly being adopted for patients requiring surgical treatment for Graves' disease based on a comparable surgical risk and the lack of recurrence, as well as the questionable ability of subtotal thyroidectomy to maintain euthyroidism. The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate its safety and efficiency. METHODS Total thyroidectomy was adopted as p...

Optimization of thyroxine replacement therapy after total or near-total thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease.

BACKGROUND Total or near-total thyroidectomy is increasingly used to treat benign thyroid conditions. Lifelong treatment with thyroxine (T4) is then required, but the optimal dose is difficult to predict. This study investigated factors that might predict the ideal T4 dose, with the aim of reducing delays in achieving normal thyroid function after surgery. METHODS Data on 98 patients who unde...

Surgical Treatment of Graves’ Disease: Comparison between Total Thyroidectomy and Subtotal Thyroidectomy

Purpose: Subtotal thyroidectomy has been the standard operation for Graves’ disease in achieving a favorable outcome in recovery of euthyroid state. However, the postoperative outcomes following subtotal thyroidectomy differ by surgeon and postoperative thyroid dysfunctions develop as time passes. Here, we have studied the validity of total thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease patients, with a com...