Thyroid Surgery for Elderly Patients

Hi there Sir [이름]!

Happy Tuesday. ^^

Thanks for sharing your insights about this topic.

It is really difficult to deal with elderly patients.

There are such cases wherein some treatments are not good for them in the long run.

Have a great day.

Take care.

Teacher Nina

Even with all the knowledge acquired today, the safety of thyroid surgery in elderly patients remains controversial.

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Due to the longevity of people these days, more elderly people, especially women are prone to get thyroid cancer.

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>> Better: Due to the longevity of people these days, more elderly people, especially women are prone to thyroid cancer.

Whether or not choosing the thyroid surgery should be decided considering the survival rate and quality of life after removing thyroid.

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>> OR: Whether or not choosing the thyroid surgery should be decided considering the survival rate and quality of life after removing  a person\'s thyroid.

Many survivors who had undergone the surgery claim that their life of quality has been severely impacted due to some chronic pain. 

>> Many survivors who had undergone the surgery claim that their life of quality has been severely impacted due to chronic pain. 

That’s why it is difficult for surgeons to advise on elderly patients whether surgery is really beneficial in the long term.

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In well-selected patient cohort done by high-volume and experienced surgeons, no significant increase in surgical morbidity and mortality could be demonstrated.

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When dealing with elderly patients with surgical thyroid disease, careful patient selection and making referral to specialized high-volume center are necessary.

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Elderly patients with concomitant medical problems~

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