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Surgery for Hyperthyroidism

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Hyperthyroidism is defined by laborators values with high peripheral free T3 and T4 levels and a low peripheral TSH cause distinct metabolic reactions in various nonthyroidal tissues and neurologic, cardiac, metabolic, and mental disturbances. This may be aggravated by oral iodine intake or by i.v. injection of iodine-rich contrast media. Fever, extreme tachycardia, and unconsciousness are the typical symptoms of the rare but life-threatening “thyroid storm.”

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Goretzki, P.E., Lammers, B.J. (2012). Surgery for Hyperthyroidism. In: Oertli, D., Udelsman, R. (eds) Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23459-0_9

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