Factors Predicting Time to TSH Normalization and Persistence of TSH Suppression After Total Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease

Factors Predicting Time to TSH Normalization and Persistence of TSH Suppression After Total Thyroidectomy for Graves' Disease

Hyperthyroidism related to Graves' disease is associated with a suppression of TSH values which may persist after surgery in spite of a LT4 replacement therapy at non-TSH-suppressing doses. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the time to TSH normalization in a group of patients...

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Main Authors: Rosa Maria Paragliola, Vincenzo Di Donna, Pietro Locantore, Giampaolo Papi, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Salvatore Maria Corsello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Graves' disease
total thyroidectomy
TSH
levothyroxine
anti TSH receptor autoantibodies
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00095/full

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