Your doctor may recommend that you consider thyroid surgery for a variety of reasons, but if you’re in the Austin area, they’ll only ever suggest one endocrinologist doctor. Dr. Kroeker is a skilled and caring thyroid surgeon in Austin. With advanced training from a variety of medical schools and institutions, Dr. Kroeker proudly offers a variety of thyroid treatment options, including head and neck surgery and needle aspirations of thyroid nodules. If you’re suffering from thyroid related health issues and believe that you are a good candidate for surgery, contact Dr. Kroeker’s clinic today to arrange for your appointment.
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In our last blog, we discussed thyroid nodules, what they are, and how they are diagnosed. In that blog, we mentioned a process called FNA, or fine needle aspiration. This procedure is a common part o…Read More
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Your thyroid plays a crucial part in the healthy and normal functioning of your body. Everything from your breathing to your ability to gain or lose weight is influenced by the hormones that it produc…Read More
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The month of September is Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month. Specialists and thyroid surgeons, as well as institutions and organizations around the world will be working to improve people’s knowledge o…Read More
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If you’ve met with a general practitioner and they suggest that you might have an over or underactive thyroid, they might start talking about your endocrine system. But what exactly is the endocrine…Read More
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If you’ve recently been diagnosed with a hormonal condition, your primary care physician may suggest that you see a thyroid surgeon. But why? What can a thyroid surgeon do that your normal doctor ca…Read More
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If you’ve been diagnosed with a medical condition with your thyroid, you might be a candidate for thyroid surgery. While surgery is a dramatic option, it is often the most effective one. But before …Read More
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If your general practitioner suggests that you might have an over or underactive thyroid, they might start talking about your endocrine system. But what exactly is the endocrine system? Many are famil…Read More
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As long as there were no complications during thyroid or parathyroid surgery or damage to the nerves, there should be no long-term complications with a patient’s vocal cords or voice. Depending on t…Read More
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How intubation can affect a patient’s voice A patient having thyroid or parathyroid surgery must be given a general anesthetic. This means that an anesthesiologist will insert a breathing tube for t…Read More
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Any surgery where you make as small of an incision as possible to do a proper surgery is minimally invasive surgery. Different people will define minimally invasive surgery in different ways, but typi…Read More