FAQ · Thyroid
Can a small thyroid cancer be watched instead of removed?
For one specific kind of small thyroid cancer, Korea now has a guideline that says yes, with conditions.
Catherine Cho4 min read
Catherine Cho조유정
Reporter
Medical Insights Korea
Catherine Cho reports on the non-operative side of surgical care for Medical Insights Korea, covering conservative management, watchful waiting, and how the decision to operate is reached.
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- Non-operative management · Conservative treatment · Surgical decision-making · Gallbladder · Thyroid · Cholecystectomy · Active surveillance · Clinical guidelines
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Written by Catherine Cho
News · Thyroid
Korea now has a guideline for not operating on thyroid cancer. Who takes it up is partly a question of income
In a 927-patient national cohort, higher income and prior awareness of active surveillance independently predicted choosing it. Two in 8,969 Korean patients with these tumours have died of them.
Catherine Cho6 min read
FAQ · Gallbladder
Why do I have diarrhoea after gallbladder surgery?
It happens to about one patient in eight. The mechanism is bile reaching the colon, and the published evidence on who it happens to is weaker than the rate itself.
Catherine Cho3 min read
FAQ · Gallbladder
Can you live normally without a gallbladder?
Most people do. The published figures put a number on the minority who have lasting trouble, and on how long it usually takes to settle.
Catherine Cho4 min read
FAQ · Gallbladder
At what size does a gallbladder polyp need surgery?
Two guidelines in current use give different answers, and the gap between them is five millimetres.
Catherine Cho4 min read
FAQ · Gallbladder
Do I need surgery if I have gallstones but no symptoms?
Most silent gallstones stay silent. The published figures put a number on how many do not.
Catherine Cho4 min read
News · Gallbladder
Korean radiologists raised the gallbladder polyp surgery threshold to 15 mm. Now they are defending it in print
A commentary from Peking Union Medical College Hospital says the new 10–14 mm category needs prospective validation. The guideline's authors agree it does — and published the recommendation anyway.
Catherine Cho5 min read