Thyroidectomy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Comparative study of endoscopic thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the early surgical outcomes of endoscopic and conventional open thyroidectomies in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC). METHODS: Between September 2005 and December ... Read more...

Thyroid surgery in octogenarians is associated with higher complication rates.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The incidence of thyroid nodules increases with age and little information is available regarding the risks of thyroid surgery in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to determine whether thyroid surgery in patients > or =80 is ... Read more...

Survival impact of treatment options for papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Evaluate the impact of medical and surgical interventions on the survival of patients with papillary microcarcinoma (PMC) of the thyroid, a common tumor with an increasing worldwide incidence. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Thyroidectomy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Comparative study of endoscopic thyroidectomy versus conventional open thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) patients. 30 Oct 2009
• Thyroid surgery in octogenarians is associated with higher complication rates. 30 Oct 2009
• Survival impact of treatment options for papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid. 29 Sep 2009
• Transcricothyroid electromyographic monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve. 29 Sep 2009
• Secondary central compartment surgery for thyroid cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Thyroid hormone replacement after thyroid lobectomy. 29 Sep 2009
• Thorascopic mediastinal resection after median sternotomy and mediastinotomy. 29 Sep 2009
• Recombinant thyrotropin use in children and adolescents with differentiated thyroid cancer: a multicenter retrospective study. 20 Sep 2009
• Fine-needle aspiration of the diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma masked by florid lymphocytic thyroiditis; A potential pitfall: A case report and review of the literature. 30 Aug 2009
• Medullary thyroid carcinoma with poor differentiation and atypical radiographic pattern of metastasis. 30 Aug 2009
• Thyroid cancer in Lebanese children and adolescents: a 15-year experience at a single institution. 30 Aug 2009
• Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid with massive squamous metaplasia after fine needle aspiration: a potential diagnostic pitfall. 30 Aug 2009
• Infarction in a thyroid nodule after fine needle aspiration: report of 2 cases with a discussion of the cause of pitfalls in the histopathologic diagnosis of papillary thyroid carcinoma. 30 Aug 2009
• Galectin-3 cytotest in thyroid follicular neoplasia: a prospective, monoinstitutional study. 30 Aug 2009
• Thyroid cancer incidentally found in radical surgery for laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer. 30 Aug 2009
• Advanced approaches for thyroid surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• Our initial experience of the transaxillary totally endoscopic approach for hemithyroidectomy. 30 Aug 2009
• Ipsilateral versus bilateral central neck lymph node dissection in papillary thyroid carcinoma. 30 Aug 2009
• Surgery and radioablation therapy combined: introducing a 1-week-condensed procedure bonding total thyroidectomy and radioablation therapy with recombinant human TSH. 15 Aug 2009
• Effects of thyroid hormone replacement on associative learning and hippocampal synaptic plasticity in adult hypothyroid rats. Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Thyroidectomy'

Definition: Surgical removal of the thyroid gland. (Dorland, 28th ed)

Descriptor UI: D013965

Alternative terms: Thyroidectomy; Thyroidectomies;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; methods; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; standards; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; ethics;

Tree Number: E04.270.856;

Technical Notes: do not use /util except by MeSH definition