Ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol injection therapy in thyroid cystic nodules

Endocrine Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 269-275

  Valcavi, Roberto ^a   Frasoldati, Andrea ^a  

^a S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THYROID NODULE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; THYROID NODULE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 16644395170     PISSN: 1530891X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4158/EP.10.3.269     Document Type: Conference Paper

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