Preoperative Serum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Level Correlates with Surgical Difficulty and Outcome in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Preoperative Serum Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Level Correlates with Surgical Difficulty and Outcome in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroiditis

Surgical treatment for autoimmune thyroid disease is theoretically risky due to its chronic inflammatory status. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between preoperative serum migration inhibitory factor (MIF) levels and the difficulty of thyroidectomy in patients with autoimmune thyroid...

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Main Authors: Kian-Hwee Chong, Ming-Hsun Wu, Chuang-Wei Chen, Tsung-Han Hsieh, Chieh-Wen Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
autoimmune thyroiditis
difficulty
outcome
serum biomarker
thyroidectomy
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/18/4034

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