Efficiency of radioactive I-131 therapy in geriatric patients with toxic nodular goiter
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Tarih
2012
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Springer
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info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Background and aims: The success of I-131 therapy in geriatric patients who were referred to an endocrinology clinic with toxic nodular goiter and who lived in iodine-deficiency regions was studied. Materials and methods: Patients older than 60 years who received I-131 therapy were included via retrospective data analyses. Fifty-nine patients between 60 and 82 years of age were enrolled in the study. The patients received an oral capsular form of I-131 (10-25 mCi) and were followed up for 1 year with clinical and laboratory results. Euthyroid or hypothyroid status at the end of the year after treatment was deemed to be a response to treatment. Results: Of the 21 (36%) male and 38 (64%) female patients, 29 (49%) had a solitary toxic nodule and 30 (5 1%) had toxic multinodular goiter. Twenty-nine (49%) of the patients received propylthiouracil therapy. At the end of the year, 38 (64%) patients were euthyroid, 11 (19%) were hypothyroid, and 10 (17%) were thyrotoxic. Forty-nine (83%) patients who were euthyroid and hypothyroid were considered responders. Conclusion: Geriatric patients with toxic nodular goiter were shown to have a high response rate to I-131 therapy. Thus, we suggest that radioactive iodine treatment should be the first-line treatment in these patients. (C) 2012, Editrice Kurtis
Açıklama
WOS: 000327389100021
PubMed: 23211880
PubMed: 23211880
Anahtar Kelimeler
Geriatrics, hyperthyroidism, iodine radioisotopes, thyroid nodule
Kaynak
Aging Clinical And Experimental Research
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Q4
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Q2
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24
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6
