ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2017
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Solid Benign Thyroid Nodules: Comparison of MWA versus Control Group.
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Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules
Microwave Ablation Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for the Treatment of Moderate-sized Benign Thyroid Nodules, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 38 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pooled it
- Treatment for benign thyroid nodules with a combination of natural extracts.Molecular medicine reports · 2019Trial
- Single-session radiofrequency ablation versus microwave ablation of predominantly solid benign thyroid nodules-a comparison after propensity score matching for initial nodule volumes and diameters.European radiology · 2026Article
- Predicting the efficacy of microwave ablation of benign thyroid nodules from ultrasound images using deep convolutional neural networks.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2025Article
- Microwave ablation of thyroid nodules and metastatic thyroid cervical lymph nodes: the first case series from Ecuador.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Horner syndrome as a complication of ultrasound-guided ablation therapy for thyroid nodules: a scoping review.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- [Local ablative procedures for treatment of thyroid nodules].Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2024Article
- Brazilian Consensus on the Application of Thermal Ablation for Treatment of Thyroid Nodules: A Task Force Statement by the Brazilian Society of Interventional Radiology and Endovascular Surgery (SOBRICE), Brazilian Society of Head and Neck Surgery (SBCCP), and Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism (SBEM).Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Article
- Horner's Syndrome and Lymphocele Following Thyroid Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Uncooled Microwave Ablation as a Treatment Option to Preserve Thyroid Function in Patients with Benign Thyroid Nodules.Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology · 2022Article
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- Ultrasound-Guided Thermal Ablation of Thyroid Nodules: Technicalities Progress and Clinical Applications, Especially in Malignant Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- Ablating Aspiration Needle Tract Prior to Microwave Ablation Can Improve Therapeutic Outcomes for Predominantly Cystic Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- Efficacy of Microwave Ablation in the Treatment of Large (≥3 cm) Benign Thyroid Nodules.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Intracystic Hemorrhage and Its Management During Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Microwave Ablation for Cystic Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2020Article
- Comparison of stress response following microwave ablation and surgical resection of benign thyroid nodules.Endocrine · 2019Article
- Evaluation of selected ultrasound features of thyroid nodules with atypia of undetermined significance/follicular lesion of undetermined significance for the Bethesda reporting system for thyroid cytology.Cancer management and research · 2018Article
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this research is to investigate the feasibility of percutaneous ultrasound-guided microwave ablation (MWA) for benign solid thyroid nodules.
methodsUltrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation was performed for 90 benign solid thyroid nodules in 75 patients. The volume changes of the nodules were evaluated before and after microwave ablation, and the cosmetic grading and clinical symptoms were assessed as well.
resultsThe volume of all the 90 benign thyroid nodules obviously decreased after microwave ablation at 3-, 6-, 9-, and 12-month follow-ups (
conclusionsUltrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation is a practical method for treating benign solid thyroid nodules, and the complications were acceptable. The trial is registered with clinicaltrials.gov with the registration number NCT03057925.
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