Endocrine Abstracts

Aim of the study: To evaluate efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous laser ablation (PLA) on benign thyroid nodule size reduction, thyroid function and autoimmunity.Methodology: This study was approved by local institutional review committee. All data are mean±S.D. Two hundred and ninety-eight euthyroid outpatients (F=241, M=57; age 50.7±12.0 years) with a benign thyroid nodule (volume 23.1±21.3 ml) causing ei...

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...