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ReviewJournal of personalized medicine2024

Non-Surgical Approaches to the Management of the Intrathoracic Goiter-A Systematic Review.

Cesare Miani, Luca Giovanni Locatello, Nicole Caiazza, Anna Maria Bergamin-Bracale, Stefania Rigo, Maria Gabriella Rugiu, Andrea Zuin, Ricard Simo

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Review in Journal of personalized medicine, 2024. 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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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Cesare MianiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Hospital "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Piazzale Santa Maria Della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0059-7148
Luca Giovanni LocatelloDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Hospital "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Piazzale Santa Maria Della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1879-5580
Nicole CaiazzaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Hospital "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Piazzale Santa Maria Della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Anna Maria Bergamin-BracaleDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Hospital "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Piazzale Santa Maria Della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Stefania RigoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Academic Hospital "Santa Maria Della Misericordia", Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Piazzale Santa Maria Della Misericordia 15, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Maria Gabriella RugiuDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Sant'Antonio Abate Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, 33028 Tolmezzo, Italy.
Andrea ZuinDepartment of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8377-6418
Ricard SimoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, London SE1 7EH, UK.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIntrathoracic goiters (ITGs) are usually managed by surgical excision, However, over recent years, non-surgical strategies are emerging as an alternatives for treating this condition.

methodsA systematic review of research published since 2017 in the PubMed database was conducted and a total of 39 articles were retrieved, along with methodological issues and future directions in the research on ITGs.

resultsSeveral non-surgical treatments exist, including radio-iodine ablation (RIA) and mini-invasive approaches, such as transcervical microwave ablation (TcMA), transcervical radiofrequency ablation (TcRfA), or selective embolization of the thyroid arteries (SETA). Despite encouraging reports, their current use remains limited.

conclusionsTreatment of ITGs requires a multidisciplinary thyroid team, and when non-surgical options are chosen, patients need to be carefully selected, and their outcomes must be prudently considered and discussed with the patient.

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embolizationgoiterhead and neckradiofrequencythyroid surgery

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PMID39590571
PMCPMC11595668

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