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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2023

Preoperative preparation for Graves' disease.

Tianfeng Xu, Xun Zheng, Tao Wei

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Management Aspects of Medical Therapy in Graves Disease.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tianfeng XuDivision of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xun ZhengDivision of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Tao WeiDivision of Thyroid Surgery, Department of General Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Sichuan University · CNWest China Hospital of Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thyroidectomy is always regarded as the crucial treatment for Graves' disease, especially in cases of poor efficacy or excessive side effects of antithyroid- drugs and 131I radioiodine therapy. To decrease the incidence of hemorrhage, thyroid storms and other severe complications during the perioperative period, surgeons explore different therapies to prepare for thyroidectomy. We performed a review of preoperative preparation with a focus on the Graves' disease population. Most of the previous schemes are effective, which contributes to the smooth operation of patients, but there is no unified standard for preoperative preparation. This review aims to summarize the preoperative preparation of Graves' disease and the latest developments. Prospective studies with longer follow up-up periods are required to select appropriate preoperative regimens based on personal thyroid statements and to identify target populations of benefit.

Indexed as

Graves DiseaseIodine RadioisotopesAntithyroid AgentsHumansProspective StudiesAntithyroid AgentsIodine-131Iodine RadioisotopesGraves’ diseasehyperthyroidismpreoperative preparationthyroidectomytreatment

Identifiers

PMID37680886
PMCPMC10482033
OpenAlexW4386086237

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