Chapter-02 Toxic Goiter
BOOK TITLE: Clinical Surgery Pearls
Author
1. Babu R Dayananda
ISBN
9788184489224
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/11517_2
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2010
Pages
28
Author Affiliations
1.
Pushpagiri Medical College Tiruvalla, Kerala, India,
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Venjaramoodu, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India,
Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Chapter keywords
Toxic goiter,
thyroid gland,
thyrotoxicosis,
hyperthyroidism,
Berry’s sign,
cardiac failure,
Pemberton’s test,
radioisotope scintigraphy,
thionamides,
radioiodine therapy,
lobectomy