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

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Salivary and lacrimal disorders in patients treated with radioiodine for differentiated thyroid cancer.
Non-Cochrane · prognostic · 2026 · cited as Iakovou 2015 · Supplementary Table S3 (included studies); Figs. 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 · more than 1 year after RIT
Prevalence 0.17 [0.10, 0.28]6 studies · 1005 participantsGRADE not reported
Sialadenitis (pooled prevalence)
Radioiodine (I131) therapy · between 6 months and 1 year after RIT
Prevalence 0.20 [0.12, 0.31]3 studies · 527 participantsGRADE not reported
Sialadenitis (pooled prevalence)
Radioiodine (I131) therapy · within 2 months after RIT
Prevalence 0.30 [0.12, 0.59]3 studies · 1563 participantsGRADE not reported
Xerostomia (pooled prevalence)
Radioiodine (I131) therapy · between 6 months and 1 year after RIT
Prevalence 0.19 [0.14, 0.25]5 studies · 885 participantsGRADE not reported

1 including review in total.