Euthyroid state is considered a requisite before planning thyroid surgery. Before such surgery, pharmacotherapy can be used for managing hyperthyroid state. It warrants long-term treatment with agents like imidazole class (carbimazole, methimazole) or propylthiouracil. In cases large goiters, pressure symptoms dyspnoea, dysphagia, dysphonia; surgeon would prefer quicker action than the establis...

OBJECTIVE The expression of two iodide transporters, the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) and pendrin, was analyzed in thyroid tissues of patients with toxic multinodular goiter (TMNG) and non-toxic multinodular goiter (MNG). METHODS The levels of NIS and pendrin proteins were analyzed in total protein extracts from nodular and non-nodular tissues by Western blot. RESULTS In tissue samples fro...

Objectives: To establish the prevalence and incidence of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy in a tertiary care center Bangladesh. Methodology: 749 cases were randomly selected among pregnant women who reported to antenatal clinic. Later 121 excluded as they already diagnosed disorder. The rest investigated for stimulating hormone (TSH) if required then also free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyrox...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the epidemiological aspect and difficulties associated with surgical management hyperthyroidism in our context. Hyperthyroidism is an over function thyroid gland resulting thyrotoxicosis. Thyroidectomy one Main treatments. It also uses synthetic antithyroid drugs, radioactive iodine. Methodology: We carried out a descriptive 6-year retrospective...

Thyroid nodules occur frequently, are more common in women, and the incidence increases with age for both sexes. Clinically normal thyroid glands commonly contain nodules in autopsy series. In 20to 50-year-old females, as high as 50% of the thyroid glands are nodular, whereas in males the incidence approaches 30% (I). When the prevalence of clinically palpable thyroid nodules was the objective ...

Background: Thyroid lesions are fairly common in and around Kolar town. This study was undertaken to study the various histomorphological types of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions of the thyroid and to correlate these with respect to age and sex. Methods: All thyroid specimens received at the pathology Department of Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Kolar during the period January 2000 to D...

Thyrotoxicosis affects 1-3.5% of all pregnancies and its major cause is gestational hyperthyroidism and Graves’ disease, less common – multinodular toxic goiter and toxic adenoma, and rare – subacute or silent thyroiditis and struma ovarii. Gestational hyperthyroidism is a transient form of thyrotoxicosis caused by excessive stimulation of thyroid gland by hCG and usually limited to the first 1...

Introduction: Thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice for non-toxic compressive Multinodular Goiter (MNG). However, when surgery contraindicated, other therapeutic options should be evaluated. In this case report, non-surgical possibilities are reviewed, and results obtained with Radioiodine Therapy (RAI) after stimulating Recombinant Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (rhTSH) described. Case report:...