Patients in the Birmingham region who are treated with radio-iodine are kept under continued surveillance by means of a follow-up system, which effects periodic screening for hypothyroidism. In this follow-up system, which is described elsewhere (Barker and Bishop, 1969), the serum protein bound iodine (PBI) is measured at intervals of 21 months. Nine months before serum PBI measurement is due ...

conclusion pair therapy is an effective minimally invasive treatment for gharbi type i-iii hepatic hydatid cysts. it is a cost effective and safe procedure with significant reduction in the duration of hospital stay. results ten patients (66.7%) had gharbi type i cysts, two (13.3%) had type ii and three (20%) had type iii cysts. all the patients (100%) showed reduction in cyst size over a 3-6 m...

INTRODUCTION In a previous report, we have shown that antisera prepared against a mouse tumor (the Wagner osteogenic sarcoma) contained antibodies capable of localizing in vivo in the mouse tumor, while antisera prepared against normal mouse organs did not. We had already shown that antisera prepared against normal rat (2,4, 7, 9,10) and mouse tissues (5) contained antibodies capable of localiz...

Thyroid tissue located within the upper airway has received only sparse attention in the English literature. Aberrant benign thyroid masses may present as either an unrelated autopsy finding or with symptoms such as dyspnea, hemoptysis or adult -onset asthma. There is no place for medical management in the therapy of these lesions, although the appropriate surgical procedure is not clearly ...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS  Recent literature suggests that chemo(radio)therapy might reduce the patency of plastic stents in patients with malignant biliary obstruction. Whether this might also be valid for other types of stents is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of chemo(radio)therapy on the patency of fully-covered self-expandable metal stents (FCSEMSs) and plast...

Tumour involving the sinonasal tract account for only 1% of all malignancies. The large majority tumours affecting are mainly primary neoplasm or from direct extension adjacent region; metastatic tumour extremely rare. Most metastases originate carcinoma inferior to clavicle, including renal, breast, lung, and prostate. incidence sphenoid sinus even We describe a rare case FTC tract, mimicking ...

iodine is essential element in thyroid hormones synthesis and normal growth and development of the brain. milk and iodine concentrations can be appropriate indicator of body iodine status; in this study, we evaluated the concentrations of urine and milk iodine in newborns and their mothers.in a cross-sectional study conducted in 2013, urine and milk iodine in 106 neonates and their mothers refe...

Administration of the anti-oxidative trace element selenium is currently being evaluated for its benefits in patients with inflammatory diseases. However, little is known about the risks of selenium. We report on a patient in whom, along with standard therapy, administration of large intravenous doses of selenite for sepsis secondary to pneumonia resulted in development of marked hypothyroidism...

Background. False-positive pulmonary radioactive iodine uptake in the followup of differentiated thyroid carcinoma has been reported in patients with certain respiratory conditions. Patient Findings. We describe a case of well-differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma treated by total thyroidectomy and radioiodine ablation therapy. Postablation radioiodine whole body scan and subsequent diagno...