Thyrotoxicosis in Community Hospital

Authors

  • Vanchai Vatanasapt Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
  • Chitcharoen Chaiyakam Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dept. of Radiology, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand

Abstract

The records of thirty-one cases of thyrotoxicosis diagnosed mainly by history and physical examination at Khon Kaen Provincial Hospital and Khon Kaen University (Srinakkarin) Hospital were reviewed. Thirty patients underwent operative treatment while one patient received radioiodine therapy. All patients have been cured, and there were no deaths. There were few complications, one postoperative hemorrhage, one hoarsness of voice and one permanent hypoparathyroidism. The medical treatment using antithyroid drugs failed in this group of patients because of the incontinuity and irregularity of the drug consumption by the patient. Surgical intervention should be the treatment of choice for the young patient under forty in the Community Hospital.

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Published

1980-03-31

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Vatanasapt V, Chaiyakam C. Thyrotoxicosis in Community Hospital. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 1980 Mar. 31 [cited 2024 Jul. 18];1(1):5-8. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/249096

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (1980): January - March

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Original Articles

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