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...
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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 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...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. One hundred fifty-two (52.4%) of 290 patients answered the questionnaire. 2.Physical functioning (PF) was worse in those survivors who were aged 50 years or older. 3.There was a statistically significant decrease...
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