Radioiodine ~(131) treatment is effective for Graves' disease
- VernacularTitle:~(131)I治疗是Graves病根治的有效方法
- Author:
Jian TAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
radioiodine 131 treatment;
Graves' disease
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine
2001;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Radioiodine 131 treatment for Graves' hyperthyroidism began nearly 70 years ago,and it has been recognized as the mainstream therapy for Graves' hyperthyroidism in western countries due to its simplicity and high cure rate.Indications of radioiodine 131 treatment have been changing during the past decades,now its main indication is Graves' hyperthyroidism of adult patients,especially when the patients were complicated with heart disease,leucocytopenia or hepatic damage.In Western countries,the cure rate of radioiodine 131 treatment is approximately 100%,yet the incidence of hypothyroidism is above 50%.Now hypothyroidism is accepted as an inevitable outcome for many patients after radioiodine 131 treatment.Evidence-based experiments during the past 70 years also showed that the therapy did not increase incidences of malignancies or leukemia,and had no influence on genetics or reproduction.
