Abstract
Conclusion
Increased thyroid activity is accompanied by decrease in the amount of the blood amylase, and vice versa. There is a pronounced fall in the level of blood amylase within 8 hours following thyroidectomy in thyrotoxic patients; this does not occur after operations for non-toxic goiter. The return of blood amylase to normal values following thyroidectomy lags behind the improvement in clinical status and the restoration of basal metabolism to normal level. These events are considered to be evidence of impaired liver function in thyrotoxicosis.
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