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Differences in treatment outcomes between ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation and endoscopic thyroidectomy for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Identification and validation of potential common biomarkers for papillary thyroid carcinoma and Hashimoto's thyroiditis through bioinformatics analysis and machine learning.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- 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
- The occurrence of and predictive factors for multifocality and bilaterality in patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma.Medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe differences in treatment outcomes between ultrasound (US)-guided percutaneous microwave ablation (PMWA) and endoscopic thyroidectomy for patients with papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) remains unknown.
methodsAn electronic search will be performed for randomized controlled trials or observational studies that reported recurrence and mortality rates in PTMC patients with US-guided PMWA or endoscopic thyroidectomy. Hazard ratios with their 95% confidence intervals will be calculated using fixed- or random-effects models according to heterogeneity.
resultsThis study will present the differences in treatment outcomes between US-guided PMWA and endoscopic thyroidectomy for patients with PTMC by pooling the results of individual studies.
conclusionThe results of this study would provide vigorous evidence in this issue and offer the guidance to both clinical decision-making and future research. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval is not applicable for this study. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018112320.
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