these results suggest that 1 ) glucocorticoid medication can normalize the circulating hormone levels rapidly in graves ' disease , 2 ) it is a useful method as preoperative preparation for subtotal thyroidectomy , especially when other conventional methods are not available or effective in obtaining euthyroid , and 3 ) mechanisms other than thyroid stimulation by circulating immunoglobulin seem to play an important role in causing hyperfunction of the gland .
C0193790
subtotal thyroidectomy
C0040132
thyroid