When the thyroid is removed, your body can face hormonal shifts, metabolic changes and possibly even significant weight gain.

After thyroidectomy, the parathyroid glands that control the body’s calcium balance are often removed, leading to a dip in calcium levels. Therefore, to avoid situations like hypocalcemia ...

I’ve read that selenium supplementation may help with TED. My insurance won’t cover Tepezza, and the possible side effect of ...

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 ...

I had a total thyroidectomy in July 2022 for Graves' disease. All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since, ...

This systematic review of 70 studies highlighted the lack of a universally accepted definition for recurrence of ...

Thyroidectomy patients with larger lesions requiring neck dissection or who require postoperative drain use or suffer from postoperative hypocalcemia are more likely to experience recurrent ...

The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland (thyroidectomy) may be necessary in cases of large goiters, suspicious nodules, or certain types of thyroid cancer. While the other treatment ...

Thyroid cancer can be caused due to a variety of reasons including genetic conditions Read on to know its types signs and ...

Once diagnosed, the management of papillary thyroid cancer involves a multidisciplinary approach. Surgery, often in the form of thyroidectomy, is a primary intervention to remove the cancerous tissue ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had a total thyroidectomy in July 2022 for Graves’ disease. All the time leading up to this and almost all the time since ...

Michael Sweet, vocalist and guitarist for the Christian heavy metal band Stryper underwent surgery for thyroid cancer in 2023 ...