ABSTRACT The association between radiation exposure and the occurrence of thyroid cancer has been well documented, and the two main risk factors for the development of a thyroid cancer are the ...

Criteria of exclusion were substernal goiter, previous neck surgery, extracapsular cancer, history of gastro-esophageal reflux and poor linguistic skill.

The established risk factors for hypoparathyroidism after total thyroidectomy are advanced age, female sex, size of the thyroid gland, substernal goiter, Graves’ disease, surgical technique ...

Early thyroidectomy is the treatment of choice for thyrotoxic storm in patients with thyroid autonomy often induced by iodine. However, older patients who are mostly affected by this condition ...