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

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 528-531

  Ku, Chun Fan ^a   Lo, Chung Yau ^a   Chan, Wai Fan ^a   Kung, Annie W C ^a   Lam, Karen S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complication; Follow up; Graves' disease; Recurrence; Subtotal thyroidectomy; Total thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RELAPSE; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURVIVAL TIME; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22344456326     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03441.x     Document Type: Article

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