Primary study · included by 1 review

Effect of recombinant human thyroid‐stimulating hormone or levothyroxine withdrawal on salivary gland dysfunction after radioactive iodine administration for thyroid remnant ablation

Iakovou 2016 · Iakovou Ioannis, Goulis Dimitrios G., Tsinaslanidou Zinovia, et al. · Head & Neck · 2015

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Salivary and lacrimal disorders in patients treated with radioiodine for differentiated thyroid cancer.
Non-Cochrane · prognostic · 2026 · cited as Iakovou 2016 · Reference list; Fig. 1-3
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Xerostomia (pooled prevalence)
Radioiodine (I131) therapy · within 2 months after RIT
Prevalence 0.60 [0.28, 0.85]3 studies · 1502 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (pooled prevalence)
Radioiodine (I131) therapy · between 2 and 6 months after RIT
Prevalence 0.37 [0.28, 0.47]4 studies · 392 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.