Percutaneous ethanol injection efficacy in the treatment of large symptomatic thyroid cystic nodules: Ten-year follow-up of a large series

Thyroid

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 815-821

  Del Prete, S ^a   Caraglia, M ^b   Russo, D ^a   Vitale, G ^b   Giuberti, G ^b   Marra, M ^b   D'Alessandro, A M ^b   Lupoli, G ^b   Addeo, R ^a   Facchini, G ^a   Rossiello, R ^b   Abbruzzese, Alberto ^b   Capasso, E ^a  

^a Oncology Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THYROID CYST; THYROID NODULE;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOLVENTS; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036737291     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/105072502760339398     Document Type: Article

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