Approach to and treatment of goiters.
Med Clin North Am
; 96(2): 351-68, 2012 Mar.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22443980
The main causes of simple diffuse goiter (SDG) and multinodular goiter (MNG) are iodine deficiency, increase in serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level, natural goitrogens, smoking, chronic malnutrition, and lack of selenium, iron, and zinc. Increasing evidence suggests that heredity is equally important. Treatment of SDG and MNG still focuses on L-thyroxine-suppressive therapy surgery. Radioiodine alone or preceded by recombinant human TSH stimulation is widely used in Europe and other countries. Each of these therapeutic options has advantages and disadvantages, with acute and long-term side effects.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Tireoidectomia
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Tiroxina
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Tireotropina
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Bócio
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Radioisótopos do Iodo
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Clin North Am
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos