Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Evaluation of efficacy and safety of thyroid artery embolization procedure as a method of treatment of hyperthyreosis.Patient and methods: Since May 2004 to July 2005 the thyroid artery embolization procedures have been performed in 9 pts (7 women and 2 men) in mean age 62.3 (44 – 77). The reason for such a treatment were: hyperthyroid goiter with the other organs compression in 5 cases, Graves disease in 2 and thyrotoxicosis type I after amiod...