Interpretation for surgical section of 2016 American Thyroid Association guidelines for diagnosis and management of hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-2848.2018.05.003
- VernacularTitle:2016版美国甲状腺协会《甲状腺功能亢进症和其他原因所致甲状腺毒症诊治指南》解读:外科部分
- Author:
Shangtong LEI
1
;
Junna GE
Author Information
1. 南方医科大学南方医院普通外科
- Keywords:
Thyrotoxicosis;
Hyperthyroidism;
Practice guidelines;
Surgical procedures,operative;
United States
- From:
Chinese Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2018;38(5):316-319
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroidism and other causes of thyrotoxicosis published by the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in 2016,complement and improve the 2011 edition guidelines.The new guidelines put more emphases on the differential diagnosis of thyrotoxicosis;indications of treatment methods including antithyroid drugs (ATD),131I and surgery were revised;a new therapeutic strategy was also put forward for the hyperthyroidism patients being to undergo emergency thyroid surgery.More researches in Asia were included,which provided a certain value for the revision of Chinese guidelines.This article mainly interprets the suggestions for the surgical diagnosis and treatment of hyperthyroidism in 2016 ATA guidelines.
