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ea0011p834 | Thyroid | ECE2006

An audit of radioiodine treatment for thyrotoxicosis in Cambridge

Andreou H , Kalavalapalli S , Gurnell M , Simpson H , Wood DF , Balan KK , Chatterjee VKK

Radioiodine (RAI) is widely used for the treatment of thyrotoxicosis. The efficacy and hypothyroidism rate following a single dose of RAI is variable and the optimum administered dose – sufficient to achieve remission but with an acceptable low hypothyroidism rate, is still debated.Our audit sought to compare the results of local practice with published rates of success and hypothyroidism following RAI. We also examined the relationship between trea...