Preoperative Potassium Iodine in Patients with Grave Disease

👉Preoperative potassium iodine (e.g., Lugol’s) treatment prior to thyroidectomy for Graves’ disease decreases thyroid vascularity and intraop blood loss which may allow better visualization and preservation of the surrounding nerves, vasculature, and parathyroid glands.

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