ea0029p1580 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012
Tomisti L.
, Materazzi G.
, Marchello A.
, Moretti M.
, De Napoli L.
, Brogioni S.
, Miccoli P.
, Bogazzi F.
, Martino E.
Introduction: AIT develops in 1520% of patients receiving amiodarone. Patients with persistent thyrotoxicosis or those with instable cardiac function, may be candidate for thyroidectomy; however, thyrotoxicosis and underlying cardiovascular disease may increased surgical risk.Matherials and methods: We retrospectively selected 23 AIT patients treated with a total thyroidectomy, from January 2000 to December 2010 [19 men, 4 women; mean (+SD), age 61...