Endocrine Abstracts

Purpose: To evaluate the technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of the anterolateral hydrodissection (ALHD) technique in radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for benign thyroid nodules.Methods: Between November 2019 and April 2020, 39 patients underwent 41 sessions of RFA with ALHD technique for treatment of benign thyroid nodules. ALHD was performed with cold (0°C–4°C) 5% dextrose solution during RFA to minimize pain and secure sufficient s...

Objective: To evaluate computed tomography (CT) features for diagnosing metastatic cervical lymph nodes (LNs) in patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) and propose CT-based risk stratification system modified from the Korean Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (K-TIRADS) guidelines.Materials and Methods: A total of 463 LNs from 397 patients with DTC who underwent preoperative CT staging and US-guided fine needle aspiration of LNs were in...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ultrasound-guided RFA for symptomatic distant metastasis of DTC.Methods: The medical records of 12 patients who underwent RFA for palliative treatment of 18 symptomatic distant metastases from thyroid cancer between January 2008 and December 2020 were analyzed. All patients were assessed for their degree of discomfort, and were evaluated periodically as outpatients, clinically, and by imaging and ser...