Surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
A team of surgeons has performed the first endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy in New York, and one of the first of its kind in the nation. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 30, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Mount Sinai surgeons remove thyroid gland through hidden incision underneath the lip
(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) A team of surgeons at Mount Sinai Beth Israel have performed the first endoscopic transoral thyroidectomy in New York, and one of the first of its kind in the nation. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 30, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: Surveillance or Immediate Biopsy, Surgery?
As part of our coverage of the 2016 American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting we discuss active surveillance vs immediate lobectomy or thyroidectomy in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - September 24, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: R. Michael Tuttle, MD Tags: Conferences/ATA Thyroid Cancer 2016 Q & Source Type: news

Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half a Million Patients Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis in Half a Million Patients
Cancer registry data from 12 countries revealed that most patients underwent total thyroidectomy despite having low-risk papillary carcinomas.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - August 18, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Probability Data Could Better Direct Lymph Node Removal for Thyroid Cancer
Contact: Samiha Khanna Phone: 919-419-5069 Email:samiha.khanna@duke.eduhttps://www.dukehealth.orgFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016DURHAM, N.C. -- Surgeons operating on patients with advanced thyroid cancer are often conflicted when deciding how many lymph nodes they should remove to reduce the patient ’s risk of recurrence.If surgeons don ’t evaluate enough lymph nodes, they could leave cancer behind; but extensive surgery close to structures such as nerves, the voice box and parathyroid glands can carry serious risks.A new study from the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Duke Cancer Institute strives ...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - August 16, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Duke Medicine Source Type: news

Neuromonitoring During Thyroidectomy Tied to Less Laryngeal Nerve Injury Neuromonitoring During Thyroidectomy Tied to Less Laryngeal Nerve Injury
The use of intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) is associated with lower rates of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury after total thyroidectomy, researchers from Greece report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 12, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery News Source Type: news

Osmosis Question of the Week July 1, 2016Osmosis Question of the Week July 1, 2016
Can you identify the source of surgical injury in a 48-year-old woman who underwent total thyroidectomy? Osmosis (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Interactive Quiz Source Type: news

What it ’s like to be in endocrine surgery: Shadowing Dr. Krishnamurthy
< p > As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it ’s like to be an endocrine surgeon? Here’s your chance to find out. < /p > < p > Meet Vikram D. Krishnamurthy, MD, an endocrine surgeon and featured physician in < em > AMA Wire ’s < /em > ® < a href= " http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/ama-wire/blog/ShadowMe_Specialty/1 " > “Shadow Me” Specialty Series < /a > , which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties. < a href= " http://pluck.ama-assn.org/ver1.0/../static/images/store/10/9/cac4d7d8-6717-4f81-b9d7-de4b92f0392d.Full.jpg?1 " target= " _blank " > < img src= " http://pluck.ama...
Source: AMA Wire - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news

What it’s like to be in endocrine surgery: Shadowing Dr. Krishnamurthy
As a medical student, do you ever wonder what it’s like to be an endocrine surgeon? Here’s your chance to find out. Meet Vikram D. Krishnamurthy, MD, an endocrine surgeon and featured physician in AMA Wire’s® “Shadow Me” Specialty Series, which offers advice directly from physicians about life in their specialties. Read his insights to help determine whether a career in endocrine surgery might be a good fit for you. “Shadowing” Dr. Krishnamurthy Specialty: Endocrine surgery Practice setting: Academic group practice in a health system of 10 hospitals and 18 ambulatory centers Years in practice: 2 ...
Source: AMA Wire - May 27, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Troy Parks Source Type: news

I'm Sick of People Judging My Self-Care
I wear size four dresses, size eight jeans, and medium sized blouses but I'm sure you think I was lying after looking at the picture below. I've never been the healthiest person in the world. I grew up an obese kid that would be awarded with McDonalds for good grades, would go out to eat with the family every weekend, and would have much rather stayed inside and watched TV instead of playing sports or doing any sort of recreational activity. I didn't mind of people judged my self-care because I wasn't concerned with my self-care at all. When I started getting older though, things began to change and the chubby fat ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Remote-Access Thyroidectomy an Option for Some, ATA SaysRemote-Access Thyroidectomy an Option for Some, ATA Says
Thyroid-surgery procedures that spare the neck incision are "niche" and really should be recommended only for selected patients and when performed by high-volume surgeons, experts conclude. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - May 4, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Graves' Disease Presenting After Total ThyroidectomyGraves' Disease Presenting After Total Thyroidectomy
What was the unusual cause of this patient's thyrotoxicosis many years after total thyroidectomy? Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - April 21, 2016 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

VIDEO: More routine use of unilateral thyroidectomy advocated for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
BOSTON – A study of over 60 years of patient data from the Mayo Clinic suggests a reconsideration of the routine use of unilateral thyroid lobectomy (UL) as the initial treatment for papillary... (Source: Clinical Endocrinology News)
Source: Clinical Endocrinology News - April 8, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Levothyroxine Replacement in Obese Hypothyroid FemalesLevothyroxine Replacement in Obese Hypothyroid Females
Obesity may factor into finding the optimal regimen for levothyroxine replacement in hypothyroid patients after thyroidectomy. Endocrine Practice (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 1, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

Brain functional connectivity may be increased in acute hypothyroid state
During the acute hypothyroid state after total thyroidectomy, local brain functional connectivity is increased, according to study findings published in&nbsp;Thyroid. Healio (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 30, 2016 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news