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ea0059p220 | Thyroid | SFEBES2018

Radioiodine therapy in benign thyroid disease

Montebello Annalisa , Xuereb Sara , Spagnol Vince , Brincat Stephen , Magri Claude , Vella Sandro

Introduction: Radioiodine (RAI) is a safe and effective treatment used to treat benign thyroid disease. A review of patients who received RAI in Malta between 2010 and 2018 was carried out to determine their outcome.Methods: Data collection included patient demographics, indication for RAI, amount of RAI doses received, use of antithyroid drugs pre RAI and thyroid function tests (TFTs) at 3, 6 and 12 months post RAI. Cure was defined as euthyroidism or h...