IRRADIATION TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISM
Authors: George E. Pfahler
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1934)

Article1 January 1934IRRADIATION TREATMENT OF HYPERTHYROIDISMGEORGE E. PFAHLER, M.D., SC.D., F.A.C.P.GEORGE E. PFAHLER, M.D., SC.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-7-7-868 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe internist is usually the first to come in contact with a case of hyperthyroidism. To him belongs the responsibility of making the diagnosis by its differentiation from other similar clinical syndromes; and he should remain in charge until the patient is restored to a normal condition and is able to carry on his usual occupation. The treatment of hyperthyroidism does not consist merely in treating the thyroid either by irradiation or operation; the predisposing and exciting causes of the disease should be removed, and after active local treatment the patient should be guided and guarded by competent medical advice....References1. CRILE GW: The treatment of certain types of hyperthyroidism, Transactions of the American Association for the Study of Goiter, 1932, p. 1-10. Google Scholar2. BORAK J: Die Röntgentherapie und die Organotherapie bei innersekretorischen Erkrankungen, II. Die Ovarien, Strahlentherapie, 1925, xx, 441-478. Google Scholar3. PORDES F: Die oligosymptomatischen Thyreotoxikosen und deren Röntgenbehandlung, Strahlentherapie, 1928, xxx, 619-633. Google Scholar4. GOETTE K: Über Schädigung nach Bestrahlung von Morbus Basedowii, Fortschr. a. d. Geb. d. Röntgenstrahlen, 1929, xxxix, 111-113. Google Scholar5. GROOVER TA: Roentgen irradiation in treatment of hyperthyroidism; statistical evaluation based on 305 cases, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1929, xcii, 1730-1734. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. WALTERSANSONIVY OMBJAC: Effect of x-rays on thyroid and parathyroid glands, Radiology, 1931, xvi, 52-58. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. SCHWARZ G: Über die Röntgentherapie des Basedowschen Krankheit, Strahlentherapie, 1932, xliii, 349-356. Google Scholar8. WILLIUS FA: Heart in thyroid disease, Ann. Clin. Med., 1923, i, 269. Google Scholar9. HOLZKNECHT : Über die Röntgentherapie der Basedowschen Krankheit, Strahlentherapie, 1928, xxx, 605-612. Google Scholar10. MERRITT EA: Irradiation of parathyroids in cystic disease of bones, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcviii, 1733-1734. CrossrefGoogle Scholar11. LOUCKS RE: Clinical evidence of thyrotoxic control after radium therapy, Am. Jr. Roentgenology, 1927, xviii, 509-512. Google Scholar12. GINSBURG S: Value and place of radium in treatment of disease of thyroid gland, Am. Jr. Roentgenology, 1930, xxiv, 283-297. Google Scholar13. MENVILLE LJ: Radiologic aspect of thyrotoxicosis, Radiology, 1932, xviii, 568-575. CrossrefGoogle Scholar14. MACLEAN NJ: Treatment of goiter, III, Med. Jr., 1925, xlvii, 354-358. Google Scholar15. HAMBURGERLEV WWMW: Masked hyperthyroidism, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1930, xciv, 2050-2056. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. CHARCOT : Maladie de Basedow (goître exophthalmique); formes frustes; nouveau signe physique; traitement par l'électricité, Gaz. d. hôp., 1885, lviii, 98, 113. Google Scholar17. CHVOSTEK : Morbus Basdowi, Wien Med. Presse, 1887. Google Scholar18. LEVINESTURGIS SACC: Hyperthyroidism masked as heart disease, Boston Med. and Surg. Jr., 1924, cxc, 233-237. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. PRIEST WS: Cases of hyperthyroidism simulating primary heart disease, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1926, ix, 1337-1351. Google Scholar20. TUCKER J: Hyperthyroidism without visible or palpable goiter, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1928, clxxvi, 504-510. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Presented before the Seventeenth Annual Clinical Session of the American College of Physicians, Montreal, Canada, February 6, 1933. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKrankheiten der Schilddrüse 1 January 1934Volume 7, Issue 7Page: 868-884KeywordsHyperthyroidismPatientsThyroid ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1934 PDF downloadLoading ...