Sclerotherapy of thyroid cystic nodules

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 625-630

  Chu, Chih Hsun ^a,b   Chuang, Ming Ju ^b   Wang, Mei Chuang ^b   Lam, Hing Chung ^b,c   Lu, Chih Chen ^b   Lee, Jenn Kuen ^b,c  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cysts; Ethanol nodule; Sclerotherapy; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG TOLERABILITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD METHOD; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PARALYSIS; PH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCLEROTHERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID CYST; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CYSTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347126434     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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