Oncology & Cancer
Treating hypothyroidism to stop a stubborn surgical complication
Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a link between low thyroid hormone levels and wound healing complications.
Mar 7, 2018
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News tagged with thyroid surgery
Immunology
Disease risk after pediatric heart surgery
Infections and autoimmune diseases are more common among people who have undergone heart surgery as children and had their thymus removed at the same time, which is often done to get access to the heart. This is evident in ...
Feb 22, 2018
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Surgery
Surgeons remove cancerous lymph nodes through hidden scar procedure
A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, led by Hyunsuk Suh, MD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, have performed the first robot-assisted radical neck ...
Dec 5, 2017
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Surgery
Thyroid surgery for benign goiters ups quality of life
(HealthDay)—Thyroid surgery restores quality of life (QOL) for patients with benign goiters, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Head & Neck.
Sep 21, 2017
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Surgery
Patients with higher thyroid hormone levels lose more weight after bariatric surgery
Patients who have higher levels of the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (T3) lose more weight after bariatric surgery, new research from Portugal reports. The study results will be presented in a poster Monday, April 3, at ...
Apr 3, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Thyroid cancer: treatment and prognosis
Dear Mayo Clinic: How is thyroid cancer treated? Does it always require taking out the thyroid? When is iodine treatment used, and how does that work?
Mar 21, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Clinical trial for genetic cancer test to offer safe thyroid-preserving surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists and doctors are embarking on the first-ever clinical trial to determine if a genetic test they pioneered could successfully spare patients with nonaggressive thyroid ...
Feb 8, 2017
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Surgery
Approach removes thyroid gland with no neck scar or need for special equipment
A surgical approach developed by ENT surgeons at LSU Health New Orleans to perform thryroidectomies without scarring the neck appears to be just as successful using standard surgery. When originally used, the approach, which ...
Feb 7, 2017
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Surgery
Surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel (MSBI), led by William B. Inabnet III, MD, the Eugene W. Friedman, MD, Professor of Surgery and Chair for the Department of Surgery at MSBI and Chief of Endocrine Surgery Quality ...
Nov 30, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
The do-nothing dilemma—surveillance vs. surgery for cancer
Imagine for a moment that you have a tiny but worrisome lung nodule or, say, a growing bulge in a crucial blood vessel. You have no choice but to continue with normal life: going to work, running errands, paying taxes, negotiating ...
Aug 2, 2016
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