Levothyroxine supplementation after hemithyroidectomy in patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer: risk factors and withdrawal strategy
Preoperative TSH level and thyroid volume were the most important predictors of successful postoperative levothyroxine withdrawal. The pre- to postoperative thyroid volume ratio may be affected by surgery and a ratio of <33% was significantly correlated with the ability to discontinue levothyroxine.
Authors
- Eun Ju Ha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1234-2919)
- Hyeung Kyoo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2165-2334)
- Soo Young Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-7991)
- Jin Seok Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0867-9789)
- Ho Jung Jeong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3761-8882)
Institutions
- Ajou University (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-09-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1627721
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00