Health exams for: #AGEGROUP#
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
Select a link from the list below to learn how and why each test is performed, as well how to prepare for it.
The following exams, tests, and procedures are recommended for #AGEGROUPLOWER#.#FEMALETEXT#
Select a link from the list below to learn how and why each test is performed, as well how to prepare for it.
The thyroid gland, a part of the endocrine (hormone) system, plays a major role in regulating the body's metabolism.
The thyroid gland, a part of the endocrine (hormone) system, plays a major role in regulating the body's metabolism.
Thyroidectomy may be recommended for increased thyroid function like hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis, decreased thyroid function or hypothyroidism, with enlargement or hypertrophy of the gland, primary cancer of the thyroid, enlargement of the thyroid, or nontoxic goiter.
Thyroidectomy may be recommended for increased thyroid function like hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis, decreased thyroid function or hypothyroidism...
While the patient is deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made in the front of the neck.
While the patient is deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia), an incision is made in the front of the neck.
The thyroid gland is removed. Either one lobe of the thyroid gland, or the entire gland, is removed, depending on the disease process being treated.
The thyroid gland is removed. Either one lobe of the thyroid gland, or the entire gland, is removed, depending on the disease process being treated.
The results of thyroid surgery are usually excellent. Monitoring of thyroid hormone production may continue for some months after the operation. Some patients may need to take supplemental thyroid hormone after thyroidectomy.
The results of thyroid surgery are usually excellent. Monitoring of thyroid hormone production may continue for some months after the operation. Some...
Review Date: 2/28/2022
Reviewed By: Debra G. Wechter, MD, FACS, General Surgery Practice Specializing in Breast Cancer, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.