Total Thyroidectomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Graves' Disease With Ophthalmopathy

Total Thyroidectomy for the Treatment of Recurrent Graves' Disease With Ophthalmopathy

Objective: To determine the outcome of recurrent Graves’ disease with ophthalmopathy (GO) following bilateral total thyroidectomy (TT) in patients with no history of anti-inflammatory treatment with steroids or radioactive iodine treatment. Methods: From May 2002 to August 2005, 35 patients (27 fema...

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Main Authors: Ahmet Nart, Adam Uslu, Ahmet Aykas, Fatih Yüzbaşoğlu, Murat Doğan, Özgür Demirtaş, Cenk Şimşek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
Graves' disease
ophthalmopathy
thyroidectomy
TSH receptor antibody
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958408600706

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