Can patients with hyperthyroidism be surgically cured?

There are three main methods commonly used in China: drugs, radioactive iodine (iodine-131) and surgery.

1. Drugs are the first choice for all kinds of hyperthyroidism, regular Western medicine**Hyperthyroidism can be divided into the initial treatment period, the reduction period and the maintenance period, the whole course of the disease is about 1-2 years, the course of the disease needs to be tested regularly, and according to the results of the test to adjust the medication, simple Western medicine **easy**, combined with traditional Chinese medicine ** can reduce ***, improve the **rate, it is recommended to use the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine**.

2. Radioactive iodine (iodine 131)** has the advantage of fast effect, generally 3-6 months can receive obvious results, the disadvantage is that it is easy to cause lifelong hypothyroidism, and it needs to be replaced by lifelong medication. According to statistics, the use of 131 iodine within 5 years leads to more than 60% of patients with lifelong hypothyroidism, and it is currently believed that 131 iodine has a certain impact on fertility, so it is currently believed that 131 iodine ** is considered to be used only by patients who have given birth on the basis of ineffective drug ** and are unwilling or unable to operate.

3. Surgery is generally not easy to use, because there are left and right common carotid arteries next to the thyroid gland, supralaryngeal and recurrent laryngeal nerves, parathyroid glands, and tracheoesophagus, etc., which may cause life-threatening if you are not careful, and are generally only used for goiter that seriously affects normal work and life or has the possibility of cancer.

4. You can consider the drug (integrated Chinese and Western medicine)** method.

There are several methods for hyperthyroidism: 1. Simple Western medicine**, 2. Iodine-131 radiation**, 3. Surgery**, 4. Pure Chinese medicine specialty**, which **method to choose needs to be compared and finally decided by yourself.

Generally speaking, simple hyperthyroidism does not need surgery, if the hyperthyroidism has been treated with regular antithyroid drugs ****, such patients can radioactive iodine**, there is no need for surgery.

Once hyperthyroidism is diagnosed, long-term oral antithyroid drugs such as methimazole tablets or propylthiouracil tablets ** are preferred, and most patients can achieve ** after more than two years of standardized medication. If oral antithyroid drugs do not work well, you can also choose surgery** or radioactive iodine**, each with its own pros and cons, and which is suitable for you depends on your specific situation.

Hello, patients with hyperthyroidism need to choose the ** plan according to the specific situation. One is that oral medication** can be taken orally. The second is to select radioactive iodine-131**. Finally, surgery may be used**.

Situational analysis:

Surgical indications for hyperthyroidism are:

1.Secondary hyperthyroidism or high-functioning adenoma.

2.Primary hyperthyroidism above moderate level.

3.Larger glands with compressive symptoms, or types of hyperthyroidism such as retrosternal goiter4Those who have difficulty in adhering to long-term medication after antithyroid drugs or iodine 131** or those who have difficulty in adhering to long-term medication5

Hyperthyroidism can have adverse effects on pregnancy (miscarriage, preterm birth, etc.), and pregnancy may exacerbate hyperthyroidism, so patients with hyperthyroidism in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy should still consider surgery if they have the above indications**.

Advice: You should have no indication for surgery, or use medication to control, if the medicine is not good, the dosage may have to be adjusted by the doctor.

Just take the medicine lightly; Surgery for severe and hyperthyroidism is not dangerous, so don't worry.