title: [Use and efficacy of radioiodine therapy in the treatment of hyperthyroidism].
abstract: Radioiodine (131J) therapy is a method of radical treatment for hyperthyroidism. In our study in the period 1971-1993, we administered radioiodine therapy in 163 patients with hyperthyroidism. We performed a long-term follow-up, from one month, to 21 years after the radioiodine therapy. The cured rate was 83.4%: euthyroid state was found in 43.6% of patients and hypothyroidism appeared in 39.9% of patients. After the radioiodine therapy hyperthyroidism was found in 16.6% of cases. Radioiodine therapy is very efficient, non-invasive, radical treatment of hyperthyroidism, not expensive and easy to administer. It has practically no immediate or long-term complications, except hypothyroidism.
authors.affiliation: Medicinski fakultet, Novi Sad.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mihailović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malesević
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stefanović
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Krkljus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: Primena i efikasnost radiojodne terapije kao nacin lecenja hipertireoze.