ea0073oc5.4 | Oral Communications 5: Thyroid | ECE2021
Offi Chiara
, Garberoglio Sara
, Antonelli Giovanni
, Esposito Maria Grazia
, Brancaccio Umberto
, Misso Claudia
, D Edoardo
, Pace Daniela
, Spiezia Stefano
Induced radiofrequency thermal ablation is cytoreductive treatment of symptomatic benign thyroid nodules, metastatic and recurrent thyroid tumors and papillary thyroid microcarcinomas. It is a safe and effective alternative to surgery and it allows to obtain satisfactory results in terms of volumetric reduction of the nodule with significant improvement in the quality of life. The trans-isthmic approach and the moving shot technique are the two basic techniques; however, an ad...