Total thyroidectomy (Tx) versus thionamides (antithyroid drugs) in patients with moderate-to-severe Graves’ ophthalmopathy – a 1-year follow-up: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Total thyroidectomy (Tx) versus thionamides (antithyroid drugs) in patients with moderate-to-severe Graves’ ophthalmopathy – a 1-year follow-up: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Graves’ disease (GD) is characterized by thyrotoxicosis and goiter and arises through circulating autoantibodies that bind to, and stimulate, the thyroid hormone receptor (TSHR). A temporal relation between the onset of hyperthyroidism and the onset of ophthalmopathy, a common ex...

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Main Authors: Lindsay Brammen, Philipp Riss, Julius Lukas, Alois Gessl, Daniela Dunkler, Shuren Li, Asha Leisser, Sandra Rezar-Dreindl, Katharina Eibenberger, Andreas Selberherr, Christian Scheuba, Andrea Papp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Graves’ disease
Hyperthyroidism
Graves’ ophthalmopathy
Antithyroid drugs
Thyroidectomy
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2876-0

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