An American Thyroid Association (ATA) statement describing how to assess patients with goiter and providing recommendations for ways to manage goiter surgery to minimize complications is now published ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

Significant disparities exist in the presentation and outcomes of patients with goiters in the United States, with minority ethnic groups, men, and older patients more likely to present with untreated ...

Surgeons are using a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid or parathyroid glands without leaving a scar on the neck. Tulane ...

Older patients, minorities, and male patients are more likely to develop substernal thyroid goiters that are difficult to remove surgically, putting them at risk for treatment complications and death, ...

In the United States, the most common cause of goiter is Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, says Dr. Barlow. This is an autoimmune disorder that causes hypothyroidism, or an underactive thyroid. The body’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Patients aged 80 years or older underwent successful thyroid surgery but with significantly higher ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The contributions of Emil Theodor Kocher dramatically changed the field of thyroid surgery. The Swiss surgeon ...

Surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid can trigger side effects that send some patients back to the hospital, a new study finds. These side effects include tingling in the fingers that can ...

On July 11, hospital representatives reported that specialists at the Oncology Center performed the complex thyroidectomy on the elderly patient, who resides in Y Yen, Ninh Binh. A massive thyroid ...