ArticleAJNR. American journal of neuroradiology2023
Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Ablation versus Thyroidectomy for the Treatment of Benign Thyroid Nodules in Elderly Patients: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study.
Article in AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Cost-Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation for Benign Non-Functioning Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic Review.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Ablative Technologies for Thyroid Nodules: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2026Pooled it
- Comparison of thyroid-specific quality of life after thermal ablation vs. thyroid lobectomy for benign thyroid nodules.BMC endocrine disorders · 2026Article
- Comparative outcomes of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation vs. microwave ablation for patients with T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.European radiology · 2025Article
- Mapping the Evolution of Thyroid Ultrasound Research: A 30-year Bibliometric AnalysisCurrent medical imaging · 2025Review
- Comparison of the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation and conventional open thyroidectomy in the treatment of benign thyroid nodules.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
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Abstract
background and purposeUltrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation has been recommended as an alternative to surgery for benign thyroid nodules. However, little is known about the benefit from the application of radiofrequency ablation for benign thyroid nodules in elderly patients. The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical outcomes of radiofrequency ablation versus thyroidectomy for elderly patients with benign thyroid nodules. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis retrospective study evaluated 230 elderly patients (60 years of age or older) with benign thyroid nodules treated with radiofrequency ablation (R group,
resultsAfter 1:1 matching, each group had 49 elderly patients. The rate of overall complications and hypothyroidism was 26.5% and 20.4% in the T group, respectively, but these complications were totally absent from the R group (
conclusionsRadiofrequency ablation could be considered as a first-line treatment for elderly patients with benign thyroid nodules.
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