Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery Archive Questions

Below are Dr. Douglas Turner’s answers to Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery questions
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Q : 1 01/28/2010	Does UMMC have any surgeons that do the minimally invasitve parathyroid surgery? We do them. Our office can give you more specifics 410-328-6187.
Q : 2 01/23/2010	Do you do the minimally invasive parathyroid surgery procedure? How many parathyroidectomies do you perform each month? We do minimally invasive parathyroidectomy here, we also check PTH levels so it is a bit different (and therefore longer by a bit). We usually do 1 or 2 a week.
Q : 3 01/22/2010	What advice can you give about a goiter? I was about to undergo an operation, but it was postponed because I'm afraid of the surgery. A large goiter that has some obstructive symptoms (trouble swallowing, trouble breathing, neck pressure) or large nodules that are worrisome for cancer usually require surgery if anything. If anything, these symptoms may get worse over time; so if they are not bad now you can probably wait, otherwise it could be safer to go to surgery sooner rather than later.

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