ea0035p988 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2014
Papini Enrico
, Rago Teresa
, Gambelunghe Giovanni
, Valcavi Roberto
, Bizzarri Giancarlo
, Vitti Paolo
, De feo Pierpaolo
, Misischi Irene
, Di Stasio Enrico
, Pacella Claudio Maurizio
Background: Thermal ablation techniques are reported to significantly decrease thyroid nodule volume in several single-center short-term series. The present trial on ultrasound (US)-guided laser ablation (LAT) of solid thyroid nodules is addressed to assess long-term clinical efficacy, side-effects and variability of outcomes in different centers operating with the same LAT procedure.Patients: Two hundred and one consecutive patients were randomly assign...