The study was carried out on 46 patients operated for simple goiter. The statistical analysis of data of TRH test on a sample of 57 healthy volunteers has permitted an evaluation of the upper limits of the normal thyrotropin response; the secretory area (As) was shown to be more discriminating. The patients were divided on the basis of response to TRH (evaluated by As) and incidence of recurrence in the group of patients with an abnormal curve with respect to patients with a normal curve was shown to be highly significant (77% v.s. 33%; p less than 0.01). The study underlines the limits of conventional methods of follow-up which should avoid the appearance of recurrence and suggests the validity of TRH test in the screening of subjects to be treated by opotherapy for prevention of recurrence.

TRH test in the follow-up of operated simple goiter: a study of recurrence / Ronga, Giuseppe; S., Giri; V., Todino; G. A., Ronga; C., Poti; I., Baschieri. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0392-3525. - 13:2(1983), pp. 95-99.

TRH test in the follow-up of operated simple goiter: a study of recurrence.

RONGA, Giuseppe;
1983

Abstract

The study was carried out on 46 patients operated for simple goiter. The statistical analysis of data of TRH test on a sample of 57 healthy volunteers has permitted an evaluation of the upper limits of the normal thyrotropin response; the secretory area (As) was shown to be more discriminating. The patients were divided on the basis of response to TRH (evaluated by As) and incidence of recurrence in the group of patients with an abnormal curve with respect to patients with a normal curve was shown to be highly significant (77% v.s. 33%; p less than 0.01). The study underlines the limits of conventional methods of follow-up which should avoid the appearance of recurrence and suggests the validity of TRH test in the screening of subjects to be treated by opotherapy for prevention of recurrence.
1983
opotherapy; thyroid surgery; trh test
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TRH test in the follow-up of operated simple goiter: a study of recurrence / Ronga, Giuseppe; S., Giri; V., Todino; G. A., Ronga; C., Poti; I., Baschieri. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 0392-3525. - 13:2(1983), pp. 95-99.
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