{"id":485,"date":"2018-11-21T10:15:16","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T18:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fueldev.site\/~oregonen\/throat\/thyroid\/"},"modified":"2018-11-28T09:10:17","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T17:10:17","slug":"thyroid","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/ent-services\/throat\/thyroid\/","title":{"rendered":"Thyroid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When certain\nconditions interfere with normal thyroid production, surgical removal of the\nthyroid gland is performed. This is usually done when thyroid cancer has been\ndetected, an otherwise benign thyroid nodule grows so large it causes problems\nor hyperthyroidism (a disorder in which excess thyroid hormone is produced)\ndoes not respond to treatment with medications or radioactive iodine, though\nthis is rare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thyroid surgery is\nknown as a thyroidectomy. Two types of procedures are performed: a total\nthyroidectomy to remove the entire gland or a subtotal thyroidectomy, which\nremoves part of the gland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/thyroid.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-831\" width=\"337\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/thyroid.jpg 768w, https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/thyroid-256x256.jpg 256w, https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/thyroid-767x768.jpg 767w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 337px) 100vw, 337px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a total\nthyroidectomy, the entire gland and surrounding lymph nodes are removed. The\npatient is given drugs to suppress thyroid hormone production, in addition to\nradioactive iodine. A subtotal thyroidectomy involves removal of one complete\ngland and part of the other, which is usually reserved for treating\nhyperthyroidism caused by Grave\u2019s disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The effectiveness of\nany surgical thyroid procedure depends on the type of cancer present and how\nmuch it has spread. Overall, the surgery is considered safe, but may lead to\ncomplications that include injury to the vocal cords and larynx (which could\ncause hoarseness, changes in the voice and problems speaking or swallowing),\ninjury to the parathyroid glands (which could cause hypoparathyroidism, a\nseparate condition in which too little parathyroid hormone is produced),\ndifficulty breathing and the usual risks associated with most surgical\nprocedures (bleeding and infection).&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n<p>Call <span class=\"company-name \">Oregon Ear, Nose &amp; Throat Center<\/span> at <a href=\"tel:+15417797331\" class=\"phone \"> <span class=\"phNum\">(541) 779-7331<\/span><\/a> for more information or to schedule an appointment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When certain conditions interfere with normal thyroid production, surgical removal of the thyroid gland is performed. This is usually done when thyroid cancer has been detected, an otherwise benign thyroid nodule grows so large it causes problems or hyperthyroidism (a disorder in which excess thyroid hormone is produced) does not respond to treatment with medications&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":469,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","schema":"","fname":"","lname":"","position":"","credentials":"","placeID":"","no_match":false,"name":"","company":"","review":"","address":"","city":"","state":"","zip":"","lat":"","lng":"","phone1":"","phone2":"","fax":"","mon1":"","mon2":"","tue1":"","tue2":"","wed1":"","wed2":"","thu1":"","thu2":"","fri1":"","fri2":"","sat1":"","sat2":"","sun1":"","sun2":"","hours-note":"","locid":"","rating":""},"service_tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/485\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"service_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oregonent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/service_tags?post=485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}