Must hyperthyroidism be operated on

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Hyperthyroidism is a disease of hyperthyroidism. Due to the synthesis and release of excessive thyroid hormone, hyperthyroidism and sympathetic nerve excitement are brought to the patients, causing palpitations, sweating, eating and defecation increase and weight loss. Many people will have neck swelling. Let's talk about the knowledge that hyperthyroidism must be operated Knowledge.

Must hyperthyroidism be operated on

First: not all hyperthyroidism need surgery. It is not difficult to diagnose hyperthyroidism. If you suspect that you have hyperthyroidism, you can make a diagnosis by thyroid function examination. We are the first drug treatment. Drug treatment is suitable for pregnant women, children and patients with mild goiter of hyperthyroidism. The treatment time of drug treatment needs 1-2 years, and there will be some side effects. The recurrence rate is high after drug withdrawal.

Second: radioiodine therapy and surgical treatment are destructive treatment, hyperthyroidism is not easy to relapse, treatment is generally only needed once, radioiodine is suitable for patients with moderate goiter or hyperthyroidism recurrence, it is absolutely not suitable for pregnant women and lactating women, and it is not suitable for hyperthyroidism patients with thyroid ophthalmopathy.

Third: surgical treatment is suitable for those patients with significant goiter, or highly suspected of thyroid malignant tumor, or patients with dyspnea caused by pressure of trachea caused by goiter. Before operation, thyroid function should be controlled in the normal range with drugs, and oral compound iodine solution should be taken for preoperative preparation.

matters needing attention

Many people are pregnant with hyperthyroidism, the treatment is very troublesome, should consider the child's choice according to the condition, radioiodine therapy is absolutely not possible, try to use the minimum effective dose for treatment.