Can thyroidectomy cause thyroid storm? if yes, what is the mechanism?
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Thyroid, Thyrotoxic Storm Following Thyroidectomy http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/850924-overview
Thyroid storm classically began a few hours after a thyroidectomy performed on a patient prepared for surgery by potassium iodide alone. Many such patients were not euthyroid and would not be considered appropriately prepared for surgery by contemporary standards. Exacerbations of thyrotoxicosis are still seen in patients taken too soon to surgery but are unusual in the antithyroid drug-contro
