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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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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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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Thyroid nodule and Cancer cytology and surgical Pathology Reports: What Good Ones Should Include and When They May Have the Wrong Diagnosis Dr.Guttler’s comments: Over 40 years treating patients with thyroid cancer and nodules I have...
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