SURGERY OF THE THYROID GLAND
SURGERY OF THE THYROID GLAND Edwin L. Kaplan The modern era of thyroid surgery began in the 1860s with the work of Billroth and colleagues.1 Operative techniques and results were…
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
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PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND MENSURATION
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND MENSURATION Part of “CHAPTER 43 – ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY“ The purpose of physical examination and mensuration in orbital disease initially is to establish the position of the eyes…
COMPLICATIONS
COMPLICATIONS Part of “CHAPTER 43 – ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY“ Related posts: CONTRASEXUAL PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY IDIOPATHIC OR CYCLIC EDEMA ALOPECIA EFFECTS ON BONE MINERAL DENSITY CALCIUM BALANCE DURING PREGNANCY PREVALENCE OF ERECTILE…
CLINICAL COURSE
CLINICAL COURSE Part of “CHAPTER 43 – ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY“ Retraction of the upper eyelids is the most important clinical clue and produces a triad that is nearly pathognomonic of endocrine…
DEFINITION
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ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY
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