title: Surgical management of the patient with a thyroid disorder.
abstract: In this article, fundamental thyroid physiology and diagnostic procedures in the elderly patient are described. Emphasis is placed on performing nonthyroid surgery in elderly patients with hypo- or hyperthyroidism. The management of the thyroid nodule in the elderly patient is also described with a detailed algorithmic approach. Preoperative and intraoperative cardiac risk assessment and monitoring in elderly patients undergoing nonthyroid as well as thyroid surgery are also described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York Medical College, Valhalla, USA.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Savino
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology