Thyroidectomy is a common surgical procedure to remove all or part of your thyroid gland. Thyroidectomy may be done to treat conditions like thyroid cancer, thyroid nodules, an enlarged thyroid ...

Long before you check into the hospital, you need all the facts about endoscopic surgery. Here are eight questions to ask your doctor.

The incidence of hypothyroidism after partial thyroidectomy could be at least 10.9%, according to the findings of a retrospective analysis performed by a group from Melbourne, Australia.

I’m especially proud of the research happening in our division. We’ve recently patented a device for Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach, secured major grants for projects like the ...

This is part of treatment for nearly all types of thyroid cancer. You might have a thyroidectomy (a removal of your thyroid), which means you'll have to take thyroid hormone pills for the rest of ...

A total thyroidectomy and radioiodine therapy was ... through the mouth in 2021 and the Philippines' first Cervical Endoscopic Spine Surgery (ESS) in 2019. This offered the family a glimmer ...

Such patients usually require thyroidectomy, 9 as was the case in our three patients with infected thyroid nodules. Thyroiditis caused by infection through perforation of the esophagus due to ...

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the ...

This collection features commentaries, interviews, and slideshows developed by Medscape in collaboration with the American Thyroid Association. It is designed to advance the understanding of ...

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Endoscopic examination of the nose and the sinuses with the telescope is the most reliable method to differentiate purulence, mucus, serous fluid, and thickened mucosa. Nasal endoscopy is utilized ...

These indications include devices for open surgical procedures, endoscopic ... which is called thyroidectomy. There are about 800,000 thyroidectomies performed each year worldwide with about ...