Surgeons' Experience Matters With Thyroid Removal
Track record best for doctors who perform 25-plus thyroidectomies a year, researchers say (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - March 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Surgeons’ Experience Matters With Thyroid Removal
Track record best for doctors who perform 25-plus thyroidectomies a year, researchers say (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - March 25, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Endocrinology, Oncology, Surgery, News, Source Type: news

Surgeons' Experience Matters With Thyroid Removal
Track record best for doctors who perform 25-plus thyroidectomies a year, researchers say (Source: U.S. News - Health)
Source: U.S. News - Health - March 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Surgeons' Experience Matters with Thyroid Removal
Track record best for doctors who perform 25-plus thyroidectomies a year, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Choosing a Doctor or Health Care Service, Thyroid Diseases (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - March 25, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Surgeons' Experience Matters With Thyroid Removal
Track record best for doctors who perform 25-plus thyroidectomies a year, researchers say (Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer)
Source: Cancercompass News: Other Cancer - March 25, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Study: survival is 'excellent' in paediatric differentiated thyroid cancer
Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, a new study finds that survival rates were high for Dutch patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for paediatric or follilcular thyroid carcinoma. Endocrinology Advisor (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 24, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Surgeons Performing Over 25 Thyroidectomies/Year Get Best Outcomes Surgeons Performing Over 25 Thyroidectomies/Year Get Best Outcomes
To ensure optimal outcomes for total thyroidectomy, referring physicians should try to steer patients to surgeons performing more than 25 a year. Less than that means more complications. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 22, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Need Your Thyroid Removed? Seek A Surgeon With 25+ Cases a Year
Contact: Samiha Khanna Phone: 919-419-5069 Email: samiha.khanna@duke.edu https://www.dukehealth.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE on Monday, March 14 DURHAM, N.C. -- A new study from Duke Health suggests that patients who need to have their thyroid gland removed should seek surgeons who perform 25 or more thyroidectomies a year for the least risk of complications. Thyroidectomy is one of the most common operations performed in the U.S, often due to cancer, over-activity, or enlargement of the gland, which is located at the base of the throat and produces hormones that regulate metabolism. But most consumers would be surprised to l...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - March 16, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Medicine Source Type: news

Surgeons with more annual thyroid removals have lower risk for complication
Stephen FellerDURHAM, N.C., March 14 (UPI) -- Just over half the doctors who perform thyroidectomies do so just once a year, nearly doubling the risk for complications, according to a recent study. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - March 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

High Volume for Thyroidectomy Tied to Better Outcomes, Lower CostsHigh Volume for Thyroidectomy Tied to Better Outcomes, Lower Costs
The number of thyroidectomies a surgeon performs annually is associated with both the outcomes and costs of these procedures, according to a national community hospital-based study. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - November 18, 2015 Category: Surgery Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

Developing research priorities in endocrine surgery
The British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons Executive Committee recently asked for suggestions of topics for research priorities in endocrine surgery. A total of 107 replies were received, a third from surgeons and two thirds from patients. All suggestions were organized as follows: Thyroidectomy - technical issues Thyroid - benign Thyroid - malignant Parathyroid Adrenal Pancreas Medical The followup to this survey now invites endocrinologists to assess the following 20 topics according to their clinical importance, feasibility as a trial and suitability for a m...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - October 27, 2015 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Surgery May be Best Tx for Hashimoto's Disease (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Thyroidectomy leads to significant improvement in chronic fatigue (Source: MedPage Today Surgery)
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - October 20, 2015 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

What is the Remission Rate for Antithyroid Drug Treatment for Hyperthyroidism in Children?
Discussion The thyroid gland secrets two hormones – T4 which is a prohormone and T3 which is the biologically active hormone. Receptors for T3 are found in nearly all body tissues. T3 regulates metabolism and energy production. Organs most affected are the heart, liver and central nervous system as well as growth of the fetus and child. Hyperthyroidism is common with a prevalence rate of about 1-2% for women and 0.2% for men. The most common cause of thyrotoxicosis is Grave’s disease where autoantibodies to thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) exist. These autoantibodies attach to thyroid tissue TSH receptors and...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - January 26, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Body Weight Changes in Patients Subjected to ThyroidectomyBody Weight Changes in Patients Subjected to Thyroidectomy
Is significant weight gain associated with thyroidectomoy limited to patients with Graves disease? Endocrine Practice (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 16, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

Robotic thyroidectomy outcomes better in high-volume centers
Read the full story on MD Consult: Robotic thyroidectomy outcomes better in high-volume centers (Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories)
Source: MD Consult: News: Top Stories - December 23, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news