To help shrink a goiter naturally, reducing your intake of goitrogens may prevent further thyroid disruption, Dr. Quijano-Vega says. This doesn't mean you should swear off these foods entirely ...

led to the "characteristic neck swellings": enlarged thyroid glands. But after iodine supplements were shown to help prevent them, iodised salt was "rolled out" in 1924. By the 1940s, goiters had ...

In iodide deficient areas, serum TgAb measurements may be useful for detecting autoimmune thyroid disease in patients with a nodular goiter and for monitoring iodide therapy for endemic goiter.

A low TSH in the setting of a multinodular goiter suggests the presence of mild (subclinical) hyperthyroidism due to thyroid autonomy. A serum TSH measurement is required for confirming that an ...

Patients with iodine-induced subclinical and clinical hyperthyroidism should be carefully medicated to normalize thyroid function before radioiodine treatment for multinodular goiters, according ...

As board-certified, fellowship-trained endocrine surgeons, they offer specialized care to patients in Houston and the surrounding area, with thyroid nodules, goiter, Graves’ disease, thyroid cancer, ...

All of these disorders can result in an enlarged thyroid gland that causes swelling of the neck, a so-called goiter. Thyroidectomy is frequently the treatment offered to patients with low-risk ...

Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study to assess the association between intraoperative nerve monitoring and postoperative outcomes in thyroidectomy.