Gotier and Thyrotoxicosis in Sulaimani

Abstract

The aim of this retrospective study was to elucidate the characteristics of the patients with goiter in Sulaimani teaching hospital. A total of 140 patients entered this study The mean age was 30 years. The female : male ratio was 4:1, and 2/3'd of females were housewives and about 2/3'd of males were self-employed. About half of the cases had goiter of more than a year and 1/3'd of the cases had a positive family history of goiter. Lipidol was a significant factor in the development of thyrotoxicosis . 10% of the cases had emotional upheavals preceding thyrotoxicosis. In conclusion :Goiter is increasing in Sulaimani territory with an increasing costs on the governments and the local health services which requires extra-ordinary steps for propaganda and education to encourage people to use iodized table salts routinely to prevent the disease. The increased incidence of thyrotoxicosis in this area is multifactorial including the very stressful life-style of the people in this mountainous area and the sudden introduction of lipidol to patients with avid, enlarged thyroid gland , and on the top of that the changes in the diet patterns due to sudden opening of free markets in the recent years all might be contributory factors.

“Same-Day” Thyroid Surgery; Feasibility and Outcome of Different Procedures After 302 Thyroidectomies 68

“…As goiter is more common in females 1-3 , consequently, thyroidectomy is more common in females as in our study with F:M = 7.16:1 which is similar to other studies 3 . The percentages of every diagnosis are the expected ones, according to the epidemiology of this pathology in our locality 1 . Benign colloid nodular goiters were the main pathology (41.25%), which is similar to other studies 2,6 .…”

“…oiter is an endemic disease in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, especially in Sulaimania territory, because of the mountainous nature of the area, with the lack of iodine in water 1 . Thyroidectomy is a common operation in our locality and also elsewhere 1,2 . Although thyroid surgery is of low mortality 2 , it still has a high rate of complications 3 .…”

Accuracy of Wayne’s criteria in diagnosing hyperthyroidism: a prospective study in south Kerala, India

“…This result was similar to many international studies. 6,7 Among present study of 53 patients who presented with symptoms of thyroid dysfunction, we applied Wayne's diagnostic criteria to diagnose hyperthyroidism. All patients were biochemically ascertained of their thyroid status and Wayne's criteria were assessed for its accuracy by various parameters like specificity.…”