Over 45 million Indians suffer from thyroid disorders, yet symptoms like fatigue & weight gain often go ignored. Dr. Abhijit ...

Radioiodine is the therapy of choice for toxic nodules or for symptomatic nodular goiters when surgery is not possible. Percutaneous ethanol injection should be used, in our opinion, as the first ...

When Vivian Nosti was told that taking medication for the rest of her life was the sole way to manage her hypothyroid ...

In iodide deficient areas, serum TgAb measurements may be useful for detecting autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with a nodular goiter and for monitoring iodide therapy for endemic goiter.

Thyroiditis usually arises in a presumably normal gland, which has not previously been the seat of a goiter, and no history of nodular goiter can be obtained. Carcinoma arises commonly on the ...

World Thyroid Day is observed on May 25 to particularly raise awareness about thyroid disorders and encourage individuals to ...

World Thyroid Day, observed on May 25, raises awareness about thyroid disorders, promotes early diagnosis and treatment, and ...

Diffuse goiter was predominantly seen in men (44.4%). Higher incidence of thyroid nodules was seen in females (18/22) vs. men (5/12) (Fisher's Exact test, p = 0.0256). Except for one patient with ...

1. Hegedus L, Bonnema SJ, Bennedbaek FN. Management of simple nodular goiter: current status and future perspectives. Endocr Rev 2003; 24: 102-132. 2. Roti E, Uberti ED. Iodine excess and ...

Apart from the common causes of thyrotoxicosis, such as Graves' disease and functioning nodular goiters, there are more than 20 less common causes of elevated free thyroid hormones that produce the ...

Some goiters are diffuse, meaning that the whole gland is large. Other goiters are nodular, meaning that the gland is large and has one or more nodules (bumps) in it. There are many reasons the ...

Specific indications for thyroid surgery vary from surgeon to surgeon. That said, common ones include: A thyroid nodule that is suspicious for cancer or found to be cancerous A goiter or benign ...