Postoperative radioiodine ablation does not reduce cancer recurrence following thyroidectomy
1. The 5-year recurrence-free survival was comparable with ablation and without ablation. 2. Adverse events were comparable in both groups, ...
Tag: Thyroidectomy
Postoperative treatment without radioiodine has noninferior outcomes following thyroidectomy
1. Patients with low-risk thyroid cancer undergoing thyroidectomy, who did not receive radioiodine post-operatively, did not show inferior functional, structural, ...
Forearm parathyroid reimplantation may be effective in preventing hypoparathyroidism
1. Ninety-six percent of patients recovered their parathyroid function by 3 months following forearm parathyroid reimplantation surgery. 2. One patient did ...
Patient Basics: Thyroidectomy
Originally published by Harvard Health. What Is It? Thyroidectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. ...
