2005
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-836758
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Treatment of Goitre

Abstract: No consensus exists regarding the optimum treatment of benign non-toxic goitre. L-thyroxine suppressive therapy is widely used for treatment of goitre, but there is poor evidence of its efficacy, and the suppression of serum TSH may have serious adverse effects on health. Iodine supplementation is no better than L-thyroxine in comparative trials. Surgery is first choice in large goitres or if malignancy is suspected. Post-surgery, risk of goitre recurrence is inversely correlated with the extent of the operati… Show more

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