How safe is percutaneous ethanol injection for treatment of thyroid nodule? Report of a case of severe toxic necrosis of the larynx and adjacent skin

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1226-1230

  Mauz, Paul Stefan ^a   Maassen, Marcus M ^a   Braun, Bernd ^b   Brosch, Sibylle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Klinikum am Steinenberg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adenoma of the thyroid; Complication; Percutaneous ethanol injection therapy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXPANTHENOL; DICLOFENAC; FIBRIN; FLUOCORTOLONE CAPROATE; GENTAMICIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DYSPNEA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; INJECTION; MALE; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN NECROSIS; SORE THROAT; SPEECH THERAPY; STEROID THERAPY; STROBOSCOPY; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASOUND; VOCAL CORD; VOICE;

ADENOMA; ADULT; APHONIA; ETHANOL; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; LARYNX; MALE; NECROSIS; SKIN; THYROID NEOPLASMS; VOCAL CORDS;

EID: 11144229686     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480410020284     Document Type: Article

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