thyroidectomy
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An ear, nose and throat specialist attempted to use a needle to relieve the swelling following the thyroidectomy, an inquest at Gloucestershire Coroner's Court heard earlier.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2022
According to Lew, he ended up having to "break up" with his first oncologist because they refused to carry out a partial thyroidectomy.
From Fox News ● Sep. 14, 2021
All three, as of yet cancer-free, had a thyroidectomy within weeks.
From Washington Times ● May 11, 2018
Q. Re: Thyroid Cancer: I had a total thyroidectomy two years ago—I went home from the hospital the same day.
From Slate ● Apr. 28, 2015
Monolateral or bilateral paralysis of the larynx is by no means an uncommon postoperative sequel to thyroidectomy, even though the recurrent nerves have been in no way injured at operation.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
Many cancers grow slowly and will do no harm if left alone, so people end up having unnecessary thyroidectomies, mastectomies and prostatectomies.
From Nature ● Dec. 15, 2015
Dr. Lahey and his associates have performed 15,200 thyroidectomies since the War, have had only in deaths.
From Time Magazine Archive
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