ArticleEndocrine2022
Minimally-invasive treatments for benign thyroid nodules: recommendations for information to patients and referring physicians by the Italian Minimally-Invasive Treatments of the Thyroid group.
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- Complications of minimally invasive treatments of benign thyroid nodules: preventive andmanaging strategies: A systematic review.La Radiologia medica · 2026Pooled it
- Implementing Ultrasound-Guided Microwave Ablation for Benign Thyroid Nodules in ENT Practice: Technical Considerations and Early Clinical Experience.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Tips and tricks for a safe and effective ultrasound-guided minimally invasive treatment of thyroid nodules: a narrative technical review.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Review
- Fibrosis-Driven Surgical Risk After Thyroid Nodule Ablation: Quantitative Clinicopathological Determinants of Complications in Post-Ablative Thyroidectomy-A Retrospective Cohort Study.World journal of surgery · 2026Article
- The clinical utility of thermal ablation procedures in thyroid nodules: Latin American Thyroid Society (LATS) surgical affairs committee expert opinion. Part 2.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Review
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: Preliminary Outcomes of an Endocrine Surgery Unit.Cureus · 2025Article
- Cytological Alterations of Benign Thyroid Nodules Following Radiofrequency Ablation.The Laryngoscope · 2025Article
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- Histologic Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules Treated with Thermal Ablation: An Institutional Experience.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules: a clinical review of treatment complications.Gland surgery · 2024Review
- A Multi-dimensional Data Mining-based Study on the Prescriptions Developed by Professor Xu Zhiyin in Treating Thyroid Nodules.Endocrine, metabolic & immune disorders drug targets · 2024Article
- Management of surgical diseases of thyroid gland indications of the United Italian Society of Endocrine Surgery (SIUEC).Updates in surgery · 2023Article
- Immunocytochemistry Profile of Benign Thyroid Nodules Not Responding to Thermal Ablation: A Retrospective Study.International journal of endocrinology · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Minimally Invasive Treatment (MIT): A Paradigm Shift in the Management of Benign Thyroid Nodules - Where We Stand and the Way Forward.Indian journal of endocrinology and metabolismArticle
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5 authors at 20 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
purposeIn this paper, the members of the Italian Working Group on Minimally-Invasive Treatments of the Thyroid (MITT group) aim to summarize the most relevant information that could be of help to referring physicians and that should be provided to patients when considering the use of MITT for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules.
methodsAn interdisciplinary board of physicians with specific expertise in the management of thyroid nodules was appointed by the Italian MITT Group. A systematic literature search was performed, and an evidence-based approach was used, including also the knowledge and the practical experience of the panelists to develop the paper.
resultsThe paper provides a list of questions that are frequently asked by patients to operators performing MITT, each with a brief and detailed answer and more relevant literature references to be consulted.
conclusionsThis paper summarizes the most relevant information to be provided to patients and general practitioners/referring physicians about the use of MITT for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules.
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