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ArticleJournal of medicine and life2023

Outcomes of laser-induced thermotherapy for thyroid nodules at the West Vascular Center, Ukraine.

Michael Ivanovich Sheremet, Oleksandr Volodimirovich Lazaruk, Oleksandr Viktorovich Shidlovskyi, Viktor Oleksandrovich Shidlovskyi, Volodimir Vasilyevich Savin, Yuriy Vasilyevich Olinik, Oksana Yuriivna Olinik, Tetyana Yuriivna Lazaruk

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Article in Journal of medicine and life, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Michael Ivanovich SheremetDepartment of Surgery No.1, Bukovinian State Medical University, West Vascular Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Oleksandr Volodimirovich LazarukWest Vascular Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Oleksandr Viktorovich ShidlovskyiDepartment of Surgery, Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Viktor Oleksandrovich ShidlovskyiDepartment of Surgery, Ivan Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University, Ternopil, Ukraine.
Volodimir Vasilyevich SavinWest Vascular Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Yuriy Vasilyevich OlinikWest Vascular Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Oksana Yuriivna OlinikDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bukovinian State Medical University, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Tetyana Yuriivna LazarukWest Vascular Center, Chernivtsi, Ukraine.
Bukovinian State Medical University · UAI.Horbachevsky Ternopil National Medical University · UAChernivtsi National University · UA

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Abstract

Thyroid nodules are common, occurring in 50-60% of healthy patients. Currently, there are no effective conservative treatment options for nodular goiter, and surgery can have limitations and potential complications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, and long-term results of using sclerotherapy and laser-induced interstitial thermotherapy (LITT) to treat benign thyroid nodules. A retrospective analysis was conducted on 456 patients with benign nodular goiter who received LITT. The volume of the nodular goiter was measured at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-treatment, and a repeated fine needle aspiration (FNA) with the cytological examination was performed to verify the structure of the nodular goiter in the long term. The results showed that LITT was an effective method for treating nodular mass (nodules), as evidenced by a decrease in the volume of NG by 51-85% after 6-12 months. FNA results 2-3 years after LITT showed no thyrocytes, only connective tissue, indicating the efficacy of LITT for benign thyroid nodules. LITT is highly effective in most cases, often resulting in the disappearance or significant decrease in nodular formations.

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Goiter, NodularHyperthermia, InducedThyroid NoduleHumansLasersRetrospective StudiesUkraineFNA – fine needle aspiration puncture biopsylaser-induced thermotherapyLITT – laser-induced thermotherapyNG – nodular goiternodular goitersclerotherapyTgAb – thyroglobulin antibodyTPOAb – thyroid peroxidase antibodyTSH – thyroid-stimulating hormone TG – thyroid gland

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PMID36873136
PMCPMC9979181
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