Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 1:50AM EST

Surgical Therapy

1. Thyroidectomy for Graves' disease: a case-control study.

Author
Scharf JL; Ahmad SM; Gaughan JP; Soliman AM;
Institution
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
Journal
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 2006 Dec;115(12):902-7.
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2. Surgical management of Graves disease in childhood and adolescence: an institutional experience.

Author
Sherman J; Thompson GB; Lteif A; Schwenk WF 2nd; van Heerden J; Farley DR; Kumar S; Zimmerman D; Churchward M; Grant CS;
Institution
Division of Gastroenterologic and General Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Journal
Surgery. 2006 Dec;140(6):1056-61; discussion 1061-2. Epub 2006 Nov 1.
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3. Total thyroidectomy is the preferred treatment for patients with Graves' disease and a thyroid nodule.

Author
Boostrom S; Richards ML;
Institution
Department of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
Journal
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Feb;136(2):278-81.
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4. Reactivation of Graves' Orbitopathy after Rehabilitative Orbital Decompression.

Author
Baldeschi L; Lupetti A; Vu P; Wakelkamp IM; Prummel MF; Wiersinga WM;
Institution
Orbital Center, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Journal
Ophthalmology. 2007 Feb 21;.
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5. Thyroidectomy remains an effective treatment option for Graves' disease.

Author
Weber KJ; Solorzano CC; Lee JK; Gaffud MJ; Prinz RA; Weber KJ; Solorzano CC; Lee JK; Gaffud MJ; Prinz RA;
Institution
Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Journal
Am J Surg. 2006 Mar;191(3):400-5.
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6. Extensive thyroidectomy in Graves' disease.

Author
Gaujoux S; Leenhardt L; Tresallet C; Rouxel A; Hoang C; Jublanc C; Chigot JP; Menegaux F; Gaujoux S; Leenhardt L; Tresallet C; Rouxel A; Hoang C; Jublanc C; Chigot JP; Menegaux F;
Institution
Department of General Surgery, Hopital de la Pitie, Paris, France.
Journal
J Am Coll Surg. 2006 Jun;202(6):868-73.
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7. Subtotal thyroidectomy: a reliable method to achieve euthyroidism in graves' disease. Prognostic factors.

Author
Moreno P; Gomez JM; Gomez N; Francos JM; Ramos E; Rafecas A; Jaurrieta E;
Institution
Servicio de Cirugia General y Digestiva, Ciudad Sanitaria y Universitaria de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain. 25108pml@comb.es
Journal
World J Surg. 2006 Nov;30(11):1950-6.
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8. Incidental thyroid carcinoma in thyrotoxic patients treated by surgery.

Author
Cakir M; Arici C; Alakus H; Altunbas H; Balci MK; Karayalcin U;
Institution
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. cakirmehtap@yahoo.com
Journal
Horm Res. 2007;67(2):96-9. Epub 2006 Oct 17.
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9. Serum calcium slope predicts hypocalcaemia following thyroid surgery.

Author
Walsh SR; Kumar B; Coveney EC;
Institution
Department of General Surgery, West Suffolk Hospital NHS Trust, Hardwick Lane, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 2QZ, UK.
Journal
Int J Surg. 2007 Feb;5(1):41-4. Epub 2006 May 23.
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10. Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after thyroidectomy with routine identification of the recurrent laryngeal nerve.

Author
Chiang, Feng-Yu; Wang, Ling-Feng; Huang, Yin-Feng; Lee, Ka-Wo; Kuo, Wen-Rei;
Institution
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University, Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Journal
Surgery 2005 Mar;137(3):342-7.
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