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ea0011p864 | Thyroid | ECE2006

Surgery should be considered equally with I131 and thionamide treatment as first line therapy for thyrotoxicosis

Sathyapalan T , Atkin SL , England RJA

Objectives: To analyse the outcome of 100 consecutive patients treated for thyrotoxicosis by total thyroidectomy, and compare the efficacy of this treatment modality to I131 therapy and thionamide therapy.Design: Data collected prospectively from a tertiary referral multidisciplinary thyroid clinic on 100 consecutive patients operated on for thyrotoxicosis by one thyroid surgeon. Patient demographics, reasons for selection of surgical treatmen...