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Radioiodine ablation — Radioiodine is widely used for the treatment of Graves' hyperthyroidism. It is the therapy of choice in the United States, being selected by 69 percent of thyroid specialists who responded to a survey. It is considerably less popular in Europe (22 percent) and Japan (11 percent).
米國人不會漢醫，所以米國人寫的書，不會提到如何用漢方治療！Surgery — Surgery is an unpopular therapy for Graves' hyperthyroidism, being selected by only 1 percent of thyroid specialists. It is primarily indicated in patients who have an obstructive goiter or a very large goiter, in pregnant women who are allergic to anti-thyroid drugs, and in patients who have allergies or poor compliance on antithyroid drugs but refuse radioiodine. Surgery would also be indicated if there were a coexisting suspicious or malignant thyroid nodule. However, most thyroid nodules associated with Graves' disease are benign, in which case surgery would not be recommended.
