Dr.Guttler’s Thyroid Patient Blog Post: When is Molecular Testing in Class III or IV nodules needed? Almost always! DR.Guttler’s Comments: The study results were that Cytology and Ultrasound were not able alone or together able to...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Hypothyroidism in the Elderly
Reference: Leonidas H. Duntas et al Endocrine volume 66, pages 63–69 (2019) Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. The population is aging with millions of people today living into their 90 s. 2.Hypothyroidism, is widespread and it is expected to...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Why Anti-Thyroid Drugs Are The Best Treatment Over Surgery or Radioiodine.
Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Why Anti-Thyroid Drugs Are The Best Treatment Over Surgery or Radioiodine. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. This article reviews results in 4600 Graves’ patients. 2.Patients received ATD...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: More extensive total thyroidectomy than is needed in 50% of Cases with class V cytology.
DR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: More extensive total thyroidectomy than is needed in 50% of Cases with class V cytology. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 25%-50% of Bethesda V thyroid nodules may be benign, noninvasive follicular...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: maternal thyroid function and risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia:
Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: maternal thyroid function and risk of gestational hypertension and pre-eclampsia: Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. 46 528 pregnant women, of whom 39 826 (85·6%) women had sufficient data (TSH and FT4...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Infants at risk for thyroid dysfunction after contrast dye testing.
DR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Infants at risk for thyroid dysfunction after contrast dye testing. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. 3,481 patients under 3 years of age who were exposed to ICM, thyroid dysfunction was reported in...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Quality of Life After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation
Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Quality of Life After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Dr.Valcavi’s group studied Forty patients (35 women and 5 men; age, 54.9 ± 14.3 years) with cold...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Posts: Patients’ Treatment Choice for Low Risk Thyroid Cancer. Add RFA to the Discussion.
DR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Posts: Patients’ Treatment Choice for Low Risk Thyroid Cancer. DR.Guttler’s comments: Low risk thyroid cancer is a quality of Life issue. What option has the best options related to improving...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Information to patients and referring physicians on Thyroid RFA.
Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Despite the increasing evidence of safety and efficacy of EA and RFA for benign thyroid nodules, there is still a large variation in the application of the different available techniques among different countries...
More infoDr. Richard Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Blog Post
Dr. Richard Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Blog Post This is a blog dedicated to helping patients with the anxiety causing problem of determining if they need surgery for their thyroid solid or cystic benign nodule, thyroid...
More infoDr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post #22 Treatment of Thyroid Cancer with Radiofrequency Ablation part 3
Dr.Guttler’s comments: Complications, Protocol, Follow up and Conclusions 1. Complications are not common with treatment of small thyroid cancers but do occur. 2.RFA has an excellent safety profile for small thyroid cancers and benign...
More infoThe Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post#20 Treatment of Thyroid Cancer with Radiofrequency Ablation Part one
Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Surgery was historically the treatment of choice for most thyroid cancer. 2.Active surveillance has emerged as an alternative for low-risk thyroid cancer in select patients. 3. However, not all patients want to...
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