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Laser Ablation and 131-Iodine: A 24-Month Pilot Study of Combined Treatment for Large Toxic Nodular Goiter

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2014

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Marco Chianelli, Giancarlo Bizzarri, Valerio Todino, Irene Misischi, A. Bianchini, Filomena Graziano, Rinaldo Guglielmi, Claudio Maurizio Pacella, H Gharib, Enrico Papini
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

In this pilot study, combined LAT/131I treatment induced faster and greater improvement of local and systemic symptoms compared to 131I only. This approach seems a possible alternative to thyroidectomy in patients at refusal of surgery.

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