Directory of Surgery Resources

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Thyroid surgery, either partial thyroidectomy or thyroidectomy is sometimes performed to remove all or part of the thyroid gland, if cancer is found or suspected, if there is a large goiter, and in some cases as a treatment for hyperthyroidism.

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• Hypocalcemia

Resources in This Category

• Complications of Thyroid Surgery

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/852184-overview
  Provides an introduction. Covers bleeding, recurrent and superior laryngeal nerve injury, hypoparathyroidism, thyrotoxic storm, infection, and hypothyroidism.

• eMedicine - Fine-Needle Aspiration of Neck Masses

  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1819862-overview
  Describes what is commonly known as FNA. Covers method, advantages over open biopsy, limitations, general and selective results.

• Otolaryngology Houston - Thyroidectomy

  http://www.ghorayeb.com/ThyroidSurgery.html
  Physician site presents photographs of goiter types including thyrotoxic, lingual, and substernal. Includes thyroglossal duct cysts, nodules, and post-op scars.

• Texas Institute for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

  http://www.roboticthyroid.com/
  Focused on offering minimally invasive surgical procedures, no neck incisions, and robot-assisted endoscopic thyroid surgery.

• Thyroid Operations

  http://www.endocrineweb.com/surthyroid.html
  Discusses the types of surgical options based upon two major factors, the type of thyroid disease and the anatomy of the gland itself. From EndocrineWeb.

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