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Successful Pretreatment Using Plasma Exchange before Thyroidectomy in a Patient with Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis

INTRODUCTION: Amiodarone, used for the management of tachyarrhythmias, is associated with both hypothyroidism and thyrotoxicosis. Total thyroidectomy is an effective procedure for promptly reducing circulating thyroid hormone levels. It has been proposed in patients who have severe amiodarone-induce...

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Published in:Eur Thyroid J
Main Authors: Tonnelier, Annelies, de Filette, Jeroen, De Becker, Ann, Deweer, Sophie, Velkeniers, Brigitte
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: S. Karger AG 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422831/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28589093
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000453578
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