ArticleWorld journal of clinical cases2018
Comparative study on operative trauma between microwave ablation and surgical treatment for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.
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- Ablative Technologies for Thyroid Nodules: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of microwave ablation on survival rates and recurrence in hepatic malignant tumors.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Pooled it
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- Latest evidence of microwave ablation for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma compared with surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Pooled it
- Economic effect between surgery and thermal ablation for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a systemic review and meta-analysis.Endocrine · 2022Pooled it
- Comparison of Thermal Ablation and Surgery for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Korean journal of radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Five-year follow-up results of thermal ablation for low-risk papillary thyroid microcarcinomas: systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
- Comparison of thyroid-specific quality of life after thermal ablation vs. thyroid lobectomy for benign thyroid nodules.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Microwave ablation of thyroid nodules and metastatic thyroid cervical lymph nodes: the first case series from Ecuador.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Management of low-risk papillary thyroid cancer. Minimally-invasive treatments dictate a further paradigm shift?Endocrine · 2024Review
- Ablation of Primary and Recurrent Thyroid Cancer: Current and Future Perspectives.Seminars in interventional radiology · 2024Review
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- Thermal Ablation for the Management of Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma in the Era of Active Surveillance and Hemithyroidectomy.Current oncology reports · 2022Review
- The efficacy and safety of microwave ablation versus conventional open surgery for the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Gland surgery · 2022Article
- Research Review of Thermal Ablation in the Treatment of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Review
- The feasibility and efficacy of ultrasound-guided percutaneous laser ablation for multifocal papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Residual tumor and central lymph node metastasis after thermal ablation of papillary thyroid carcinoma: A case report and review of literature.World journal of clinical cases · 2021Article
- Clinical Effects of Microwave Ablation in the Treatment of Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas and Related Histopathological Changes.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Thermal Ablation of Thyroid Nodules: Technicalities Progress and Clinical Applications, Especially in Malignant Thyroid Nodules.Frontiers in oncology · 2021Review
- Thermal Ablation for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma: How Far We Have Come?Cancer management and research · 2020Review
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Abstract
aimTo compare the effect and postoperative trauma of ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation and surgical resection in the treatment of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC).
methodsEighty-seven patients with PTMC treated at Fudan University affiliated Shanghai Fifth People's Hospital were enrolled as subjects. The patients were divided into a microwave ablation group (41 cases) and a surgical group (46 cases). The operative time, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), thyroid-related hormonal changes, and complications 7 d and 30 d after surgery were observed.
resultsThe operative time, intraoperative blood loss, and length of hospital stay in the surgical group were significantly higher than those in the microwave ablation group (
conclusionMicrowave ablation for papillary microcarcinoma of the thyroid gland has less trauma to the body, quicker recovery, and no scars. It can effectively shorten the length of hospital stay and improve the quality of life of patients.
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