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Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Radiofrequency Ablation of Papillary Thyroid Micro-carcinoma.

Posted March 29, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Radiofrequency Ablation of Papillary Thyroid Micro-carcinoma.

Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post: Radiofrequency Ablation of Papillary Thyroid Micro-carcinoma. Dr.Guttler’s Comments: 1.Incidental finding pre-op  bariatric surgery found a < 1 cm suspicious nodule. A before the RFA B shows...

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DR.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Posts: Patients’ Treatment Choice for Low Risk Thyroid Cancer. Add RFA to the Discussion.

Posted March 25, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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DR.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...

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 Dr. Richard Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation Blog Post

Posted March 22, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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 Dr. 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...

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Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post #22 Treatment of Thyroid Cancer with Radiofrequency Ablation part 3

Posted March 18, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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Dr.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...

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The Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post#20 Treatment of Thyroid Cancer with Radiofrequency Ablation Part one

Posted March 17, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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The 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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Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post #19 The Revolution Continues: Small Thyroid Cancers Don’t Need Surgery!

Posted March 16, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post #19 The Revolution Continues: Small Thyroid Cancers Don’t Need Surgery!

Dr.Guttler’s Patient Thyroid Blog Post #19 The Revolution Continues: Small Thyroid Cancers Don’t Need Surgery! Dr.Guttler’s comments: It was only recently that surgery was king for all thyroid cancers. Surgery was displaced by...

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Dr.Guttler’s Patient’s Thyroid Blog Post #9

Posted March 6, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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Dr.Guttler’s Patient’s Thyroid Blog Post #9

Dr.Guttler’s comments: Your Quality of Life can be affected just from that results of the thyroid surgery regardless of the thyroid disease prompting the surgery. Always get multiple opinions before any thyroid surgery especially if the...

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Dr.Guttler’s #6 Patient’s Thyroid Blogpost: Small Micro-papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment Options: 1.Surgery 2. Active Surveillance AS  3. RFA Ablation.

Posted February 25, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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Dr.Guttler’s #6 Patient’s Thyroid Blogpost:  Small Micro-papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment Options: 1.Surgery 2. Active Surveillance AS  3. RFA Ablation.

Dr.Guttler’s #6 Patient’s Thyroid Blogpost: Small Micro-papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment Options: 1.Surgery 2. Active Surveillance AS  3. RFA Ablation.   Biopsy positive micro-papillary at 4.4 mm and 0.036 ml.   Method # 3...

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DR.Guttler’s Patients #4 blogpost: Don’t Let The Surgeon’s Use of the Word “CANCER” Scare You into Surgery When Surgery is Unnecessary.

Posted February 25, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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DR.Guttler’s Patients #4 blogpost: Don’t Let The Surgeon’s Use of the Word “CANCER” Scare You into Surgery When Surgery is Unnecessary.

Don’t Let The Surgeon’s Use of the Word “CANCER” Scare You into Surgery When Surgery is Unnecessary or Alternative treatment is available.   Dr.Guttler’s Comments: People more likely to want unnecessary surgery...

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DR.Guttler’s Patient’s #3 Blogpost: Thyroid Diseases 101: A Patient’s List Dr.Guttler’s comments:

Posted February 25, 2022 by Dr Guttler
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DR.Guttler’s Patient’s #3 Blogpost: Thyroid Diseases 101: A Patient’s List Dr.Guttler’s comments:

 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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RFA Therapy for Small Papillary Thyroid Cancers: Alternative to Observation or Surgery.

Posted October 14, 2021 by Dr Guttler
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Dr.Guttler’s comments: Read the article and see why RFA is a good alternative to active surveillance or surgery. Call me for details at 310-393-8860 or secure email at thyroid.manager@thyroid.com Ask for Alicia Dr.G. RFA example for PTMC.A...

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Women get more micro-papillary cancers than men.

Posted September 1, 2021 by Dr Guttler
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Women get more micro-papillary cancers than men.

LeClair K, et al. JAMA Intern Med. 2021;doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2021.4804. DR.Guttler’s Comments: Women should be aware that many of these small thyroid cancers that come to attention in the absence of symptoms or evidence of...

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