Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation is a Safe Procedure for Thyroid Nodules: 4000 Patients in 32 Studies. A recent webinar by Dr. Leo Rangel, expert in thyroid RFA from Brazil detailed the complications and how to avoid them for thyroid physicians. (...
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Image of a small micro-papillary thyroid cancer ideal for thyroid RFA. Recent Addition of micro-papillary thyroid cancers and indeterminate nodules to thyroid diseases that can be treated with radiofrequency ablation RFA. The 2017 Thyroid RFA...
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Micro-papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment Options: 1.Surgery 2. Active Surveillance AS 3. RFA Ablation. Alternative #3 RFA without surgery or AS. Biopsy positive micro-papillary at 4.4 mm and 0.036 ml. Method # 3 RFA Case: 37 Y/O male...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments; 1. Advances in core needle biopsy (CNB) have led to the use of spring-activated single- or double-action needles in thyroid nodule diagnosis. In addition, widespread use of high-resolution US enables accurate...
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Thyroid RFA is now approved for treatment of thyroid nodules in the USA I am doing a preliminary communication of the safety and effectiveness before starting a larger clinical trial. Thousands of patients in Europe and Asia have...
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Thyroglossal Duct Cyst 101: Ethanol Ablation: Safe Treatment Without Surgery and No Scar! Dr.Guttler’s comments: A biopsy was done to confirm the benign nature of the TGD cyst. 11 patients with TGDC were treated. The initial volume of the...
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Thyroid RFA: With Clinical Trials Underway in Major US Universities it is Time to Train Endocrinologists in thyroid ablation. We finally have movement for treating patient with RFA for nodules and cancer.FDA approved soft tissue use and Mayo...
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Reasons to Insist on an Endocrinologists to evaluate and if needed do the thyroid needle biopsy. DR. Brittany Henderson endocrinologist does over 100 biopsies a year. Dr.Guttler’s comments. Your primary is not qualified to do a...
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Thyroid Nodules No Surgery: 3-5 years after Thyroid Ethanol PEI or Radiofrequency Ablation RFA. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Benign thyroid nodules in 2019 do not need to be treated by invasive thyroid surgery. 2. Cystic nodules > 50%...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Don’t Let The Surgeon’s Use of the Word “CANCER” Scare You into Surgery When Surgery is Unnecessary. Dr.Guttler’s Comments: People more likely to want unnecessary surgery if word...
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Thyroglossal Duct Cyst 101: Ethanol Ablation Therapy PEI for Adults and Children. The standard therapy for TGD cyst is surgery. However there may be patients who do not want surgery. There is an example of another reason to have PEI and that is...
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Thyroid Diseases 101: A Patient’s List Dr.Guttler’s comments: The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck. It makes thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). Hyperthyroidism is one of...
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