Diagnosis and treatment of Graves' disease. Results of a survey of Dutch internists.
The results of a survey of Dutch internists on the diagnostics and treatment of Graves' disease is presented. Eighty-five per cent of all participants chose medical treatment for the uncomplicated patient. Radioiodine was reserved for the case of recurrence after medical treatment and after surgery. Surgical treatment was chosen almost exclusively for a larger goitre by 30% of the participants. Large differences in diagnostics and the treatment were not found between the three categories of hospitals: university, teaching, and general non-teaching hospitals.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine; D009426:Netherlands; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires