Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Radiofrequency ablation has been advocated as an alternative to radioiodine and/or surgery for the treatment of autonomously functioning benign thyroid nodules. However, only a few studies have measured radiofrequency ablation efficacy on autonomously functioning benign thyroid nodules. The aim of this work was to evaluate the 24-month efficacy of a single session of radiofrequency ablation (performed with the moving shot technique) on solitary autonomously functio...

Background: Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is an effective technique for the treatment of symptomatic benign thyroid nodules. It is not known to what extent RFA may affect thyroid surgery and/or histological diagnosis.Materials and methods: patients were treated with RFA and then followed for 2 years. RFA was performed on 64 symptomatic Thy2 nodules and on six symptomatic Thy3 nodules, without atypical cells nor BRAF or NRAS mutations, in surgically high-...

Background: During the last decade, radiofrequency ablation (RFA) has emerged as a reliable alternative to surgery for the treatment of benign symptomatic thyroid nodules in terms of effectiveness and safety.Aim: The aim of this study were: (i) to evaluate the long-term efficacy (5 years) of RFA for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules, in terms oftechnical success and nodule regrowth, and (ii) to identify the predictive factors of t...