What is it about?
For thyroid goiter treatment, conventional thyroidectomy will leave a permanent scar on the neck, and certain complications may set in. We compared the safety, therapeutic success rate, cosmetic score, intraoperation blood loss, postoperative hospitalization and operation-related complications of US-guided PMWA and conventional thyroidectomy.
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Why is it important?
Our study is the first propensity score matching study between US-guided PMWA and conventional thyroidectomy for BTN. Our study revealed that US-guided PMWA has advantages over conventional thyroidectomy with regards to operation injury, postoperative complications and cosmetic effects, providing an attractive option in benign thyroid nodules treatment.
Perspectives
Although our research has its limitations, it still provided an encouraging conclusion verifying that US-guided PMWA has many advantages over conventional thyroidectomy. US-guided PMWA may become a promising and attractive option for BTN patients.
Min Cui
Zhuhai People's Hospital
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This page is a summary of: A propensity score matching study between ultrasound-guided percutaneous microwave ablation and conventional thyroidectomy for benign thyroid nodules treatment, International Journal of Hyperthermia, September 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/02656736.2018.1492028.
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