Research Article
The Effect of Levothyroxine Discontinuation Timing on Postoperative Hypothyroidism after Hemithyroidectomy for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma
Table 3
Time and results of levothyroxine discontinuation after hemithyroidectomy.
| Time of the first levothyroxine discontinuation attempt (month) | Levothyroxine discontinuation | Success rate (%) | Success | Failure |
| Immediately | 36 | 75 | 32.4 | 1st | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 2nd | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 3rd | 1 | 4 | 25 | 4th | 5 | 0 | 100 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 66.7 | 6th | 4 | 0 | 100 | 7th | 3 | 1 | 75 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 10th | 6 | 8 | 42.8 | 11th | 4 | 1 | 80 | 12th | 9 | 7 | 56.2 | >1 year | 45 | 20 | 69.2 |
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Note: data are the number of each item.
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