Why the study?
Does near-total thyroidectomy improve severe amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis resistant to medical therapy?
Population
1 patient with severe amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis resistant to medical therapy who received amiodarone…
Design
Case_report
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating for thyroidectomy in refractory amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis; prospective trials needed before clinical adoption.
Does near-total thyroidectomy improve severe amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis resistant to medical therapy?
Near-total thyroidectomy may serve as a definitive treatment for resistant amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis, allowing for continued amiodarone therapy.
Alan P. Farwell (1990) studied this question.
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