ea0049gp210 | Thyroid 2 | ECE2017
Vidal-Rios Pablo
, Jimenez Teresa
, Rodriguez Antonio
, Villas Laura
, Vidal-Rios Sebastian
Laser ablation of thyroid nodules has been used for the last two decads (Pacella et al, 2000). Surprisingly, complications are less frequent in patients treated without anesthesia, probably because eventual pain is an useful alarm symptom, leading the operator to repositioning the fiber during the procedure (Pacella et al., 2015).Material and methods: A total of 32 patients were included, without using local anesthesia. Nodules were solid, 572 ml v...