ReviewClinical medicine insights. Endocrinology and diabetes2019
Considerations for Thyroidectomy as Treatment for Graves Disease.
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- MOF-inspired porphyrinic single sites as promising platforms for stable immobilization of 2-thiouracil: a DFT study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Disparities in utilization of high-volume thyroid surgeons for Graves disease: a statewide analysis.Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026Article
- Predictors of post-operative complications following thyroid surgeries at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania.Surgery in practice and science · 2026Article
- Variable hyperthyroidism outcomes related to different treatment regimens: an analysis of UK Biobank data.European thyroid journal · 2025Article
- Advancing Preoperative Strategies for Thyroidectomy in Graves' Disease: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Combination of treatments with transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) for Graves' disease.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Time to Symptom Resolution After Total Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease.The Journal of surgical research · 2023Article
- Efficacy of Radioiodine Therapy in Patients With Primary Hyperthyroidism: An Institutional Review From Pakistan.Cureus · 2022Article
- Surgical treatment of children Graves' disease with huge goiter-a case report and literature review.Gland surgery · 2020Article
- [Role and effectiveness of radioactive-iodine therapy for the treatment of Grave's disease].The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Graves disease-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
Hyperthyroidism is a clinical state that results from abnormally elevated thyroid hormones. Thyroid gland affects many organ systems; therefore, patients usually present with multiple clinical manifestations that involve many organ systems such as the nervous, cardiovascular, muscular, and endocrine system as well as skin manifestations. Hyperthyroidism is most commonly caused by Graves disease, which is caused by autoantibodies to the thyrotropin receptor (TRAb). Other causes of hyperthyroidism include toxic multinodular goiter, toxic single adenoma, and thyroiditis. Diagnosis of hyperthyroidism can be established by measurement of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which will be suppressed with either elevated free T4 and/or T3 (overt hyperthyroidism) or normal free T3 and T4 (subclinical hyperthyroidism). Hyperthyroidism can be treated with antithyroid drugs (ATDs), radioactive iodine (RAI), or thyroidectomy. ATDs have a higher replacement rate when compared with RAI or thyroidectomy. Recent evidence has shown that thyroidectomy is a very effective, safe treatment modality for hyperthyroidism and can be performed as an outpatient procedure. This review article provides some of the most recent evidence on diagnosing and treating patients with hyperthyroidism.
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