An American Thyroid Association (ATA) statement describing how to assess patients with goiter and providing recommendations for ways to manage goiter surgery to minimize complications is now published ...

In conclusion, thyroid surgery is still the most common surgical procedure causing VF paresis, and the risk of VF paresis in thyroid surgery is the highest among patients with recurrent goiter or ...

Significant disparities exist in the presentation and outcomes of patients with goiters in the United States, with minority ethnic groups, men, and older patients more likely to present with untreated ...

Older patients, minorities, and male patients are more likely to develop substernal thyroid goiters that are difficult to remove surgically, putting them at risk for treatment complications and death, ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

Surgeons are using a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid or parathyroid glands without leaving a scar on the neck. Tulane ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — Patients aged 80 years or older underwent successful thyroid surgery but with significantly higher ...

Thyroid nodules affect nearly 13 million Americans and are a result of abnormal cell growth on the gland. Until recently, the only way to remove nodules and rule out cancer was through surgery that ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The contributions of Emil Theodor Kocher dramatically changed the field of thyroid surgery. The Swiss surgeon ...