Diffuse Non-toxic Goitre Therapy with Iodine Alone or with Combination of Iodine and Levothyroxine

Treatment of Goitre with Iodine

Reduction of size of thyroid with radioactive iodine in multinodular non-toxic goitre.

Iodine isotope ¹³¹I therapy for toxic nodular goitre: treatment efficacy parameters.

BACKGROUND When planning radioactive iodine therapy, it frequently happens, both in Poland and world-wide, that inadequate attention is paid to such easily measurable parameter sas: 1) the serum concentration of thyrotropin (TSH) before administering radioiodine, which is a key factor for extranodular(non-autonomous) iodine uptake of the thyroid gland, 2) thyroid gland iodine uptake, and 3) the...

Iodine deficiency and goitre in Ireland.

Reduction of Thyroid Nodule Volume by Levothyroxine and Iodine Alone and in Combination: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial

CONTEXT Nodular goiter is common worldwide, but there is still debate over the medical treatment. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was the measurement of the effect of a treatment with (nonsuppressive) T(4), iodine, or a combination of both compared with placebo on volume of thyroid nodules and thyroid. DESIGN This was a multicenter, randomized, double-blind trial in patients with nodul...