Objective Contextualizing the evaluation of older adults with thyroid nodules is necessary to
fully understand which management strategy is the most appropriate. Our goal was to …

Background Anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) is a rare, lethal disease associated with a
median survival of 6 months despite the best multidisciplinary care. Surgical resection is not …

Apatinib, an inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2, has been shown to
promote anti-cancer action across a wide range of malignancies, including gastric, lung, and …

Postoperative hypocalcemia is the most frequent complication of total thyroidectomy. It may
have a delayed onset, and therefore delays the discharge from the hospital, requiring …

Prevalence, diagnosis and management of ectopic thyroid glan... : International Journal of
Surgery Prevalence, diagnosis and management of ectopic thyroid glands : International …

The interpretation of thyroid function tests should be cautiously made during the
perimenopause and postmenopause period bearing in mind that physiologic changes do …

Background In chronic hemodialysis patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism,
pathological modifications of bone and mineral metabolism increase the risk of …

Historically, advanced age alone was a contraindication to operative intervention. 1 Today,
however, medical advances in technique and technology allow both cardiac and noncardiac …

Background Hypocalcemia caused by transient or definitive hypoparathyroidism is the most
frequent complication after total thyroidectomy (TT). We aimed to compare the impact of age …

Background Specific complications after thyroid surgery, such as recurrent laryngeal nerve
injury (RLN) or hypoparathyroidism, are feared because they may give rise to a lifelong …