Open AccessUnfavorable Outcomes in Solid and Spongiform Thyroid Nodules Treated with Laser Ablation. A 5-Year Follow-up Retrospective Study
Author(s) -
Roberto Negro,
Gabriele Greco
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
endocrine, metabolic and immune disorders. drug targets
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2212-3873
pISSN - 1871-5303
DOI - 10.2174/1871530319666190206123156
Subject(s) - thyroid nodules , medicine , nodule (geology) , thyroid , retrospective cohort study , radiology , radiofrequency ablation , ablation , surgery , nuclear medicine , paleontology , biology
Laser Ablation (LA) is a therapeutic modality for reducing the volume of large benign thyroid nodules. This retrospective study was aimed at assessing the outcome of LA in patients with benign nonfunctioning thyroid nodules in a 5-years follow-up.