Thermal Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules: Radiofrequency and Laser

Although ethanol ablation has been successfully used to treat cystic thyroid nodules, this procedure is less effective when the thyroid nodules are solid. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation, a newer procedure used to treat malignant liver tumors, has been valuable in the treatment of benign thyroid nodule...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Baek, Jung Hwan, Lee, Jeong Hyun, Valcavi, Roberto, Pacella, Claudio M., Rhim, Hyunchul, Na, Dong Gyu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2011
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168793/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21927553
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2011.12.5.525
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Sumario:Although ethanol ablation has been successfully used to treat cystic thyroid nodules, this procedure is less effective when the thyroid nodules are solid. Radiofrequency (RF) ablation, a newer procedure used to treat malignant liver tumors, has been valuable in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules regardless of the extent of the solid component. This article reviews the basic physics, techniques, applications, results, and complications of thyroid RF ablation, in comparison to laser ablation.

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