title: Surgery-induced thyroiditis: fact or fiction?
abstract: Neck surgery carries a risk that the patient will develop postoperative thyroiditis as a result of the surgical procedure. Surgery-induced thyroiditis can manifest in a mild form as serum hyperthyroxinemia or in a more severe form as clinical hyperthyroidism. We describe a case of surgery-induced thyroiditis and review the very limited literature on this subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Bordesley Green, Birmingham B9 5SS, U.K. almcdermott@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Annlouise
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: Chinyere Vivian Patrick
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Onyeaka
authors.forename: Marcelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Macnamara
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D013966:Thyroiditis / Q000209:etiology*