Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery

Thyroid ultrasound (US) is a key examination for the management of thyroid nodules. Thyroid US is easily accessible, noninvasive, and cost-effective, and is a mandatory step in the workup of thyroid nodules. The main disadvantage of the method is that it is operator dependent. Thyroid US assessment of the risk of mali…

Cervical ultrasound scanning (US) is considered a key examination, by all major thyroid and endocrine specialist societies for the postoperative follow-up of thyroid cancer patients to assess the risk of recurrence. Neck US imaging is readily available, non-invasive, relatively easy to perform, cost-effective, and can…

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• ÖMER UĞUR

Idiopathic basal ganglia calcification is characterized by mineral deposits in the brain, an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance in most cases and genetic heterogeneity. The first causal genes, SLC20A2 and PDGFRB, have recently been reported. Diagnosing idiopathic basal ganglia calcification necessitates the exc…

OBJECTIVE: Thyroid dysfunction may cause musculoskeletal symptoms. We have evaluated the prevalence of adhesive capsulitis, Dupuytren's contracture, trigger finger, limited joint mobility and carpal tunnel syndrome in a series of patients with various thyroid diseases and differing levels of function. DESIGN AND PATIE…

• NEHİR SAMANCI KARAMAN
• NİLÜFER BALCI

HYPOTHESIS: The technique of thyroidectomy has undergone little change in several decades. The harmonic scalpel, using ultrasonic frictional heating to ligate vessels, is widely used in laparoscopic surgery, but there is little experience in open thyroidectomy. We hypothesized that the use of the harmonic scalpel coul…

• EBRU AŞICIOĞLU

Purpose of the study is to compare complication rates of bilateral subtotal (BST), near total (NTT) and total thyroidectomy (TT) in a cohort of patients undergoing surgery for benign multinodular goitre (MNG). Seven hundred and fifty patients undergoing surgery for MNG were studied with a median follow-up of 53 months…

• ATIL ÇAKMAK

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• AHMET BİRTAN BORAN

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this retrospective investigation was to evaluate the results of preoperative localization studies and intraoperative parathyroid hormone (IOPTH) assay in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and double adenomas. STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-one of 287 consecutive patients with primary hyperpara…

• MEHMET HACİYANLI

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• HALİM İŞSEVER

CONTEXT: Although some endocrine surgeons administer Lugol solution to decrease thyroid gland vascularity, there is still not an agreement on its effectiveness. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this clinical trial are to evaluate thyroid blood flow and microvessel density in patients with Graves' disease who received Lugol solu…

• HALİM İŞSEVER
• MESUDE YASEMİN ÖZLÜK

CONTEXT: Although some endocrine surgeons administer Lugol solution to decrease thyroid gland vascularity, there is still not an agreement on its effectiveness. OBJECTIVE: The aims of this clinical trial are to evaluate thyroid blood flow and microvessel density in patients with Graves' disease who received Lugol solu…

• HALİM İŞSEVER