Can leaving a little thyroid help avoid lifelong medicine?
Surgical treatment of Graves' disease: subtotal thyroidectomy might still be the preferred option.
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Doctors removed most of the thyroid in 49 people with an overactive thyroid. Some took out all of it, some left a tiny piece.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
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Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Doctors removed most of the thyroid in 49 people with an overactive thyroid. Some took out all of it, some left a tiny piece.
No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.
Systematic Reviews & Meta-Analyses
Max 100Randomized Controlled Trials
Max 90Cohort Studies
Max 72Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional Studies
Max 44Case Reports & Case Series
Max 30Expert Opinion & Narrative Reviews
Max 539 / 72
Evidence Score
Groups of people are followed over time to see who develops an outcome. Strong for identifying risk factors and associations, but cannot prove causation as firmly as RCTs.
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Lepner U, Seire I, Palmiste V, Kirsimägi U