Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Effects of selected drugs on the efficacy of (131I) radioiodine therapy were examined.Material and methods: The study involved 200 hyperthyroid patients, treated with radioactive iodine. They were divided into five (5) groups (40 persons in each). In group I – beside 131I, patients were additionally administered antithyroid drugs, in group II – 131I and lithium carbonate, group III – 131<...

Introduction: The influence of demographic and clinical factors on the outcome of 131I therapy in hyperthyroid patients has been examined, based on a retrospective evaluation of results obtained in patients, submitted to 131I treatment. The goal of the study was an analysis of factors, including the age and sex of patients, disease duration time, as well the hormonal status before 131I application, which could have influenced the effects of the...