Surgical Therapy in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is usually considered to be manageable by levothyroxine (L-T4) administration, which can reduce the thyroid volume and supplement the lack of hormone. However, we sometimes encounter a huge goiter that has not shrunk in response to L-T4therapy. These goiters continu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of Nippon Medical School 2003, Vol.70(1), pp.34-39
Hauptverfasser:	Shimizu, Kazuo, Nakajima, Yuki, Kitagawa, Wataru, Akasu, Haruki, Takatsu, Keisuke, Ishii, Ritsuko, Tanaka, Shigeo
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over compression symptom diffuse goiter Female Hashimoto's thyroiditis Humans Middle Aged surgical therapy Thyroiditis, Autoimmune - surgery Thyroxine - therapeutic use Treatment Outcome
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