Percutaneous ethanol injection for benign cystic thyroid nodules: Is aspiration of ethanol-mixed fluid advantageous?

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2122-2127

  Kim, Dong Wook ^a,c   Rho, Myung Ho ^a   Kim, Hak Jin ^b   Kwon, Jae Su ^a   Sung, Young Sun ^a   Lee, Sang Wook ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZZINESS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; THYROID NODULE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CYST; INTRALESIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; SUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CYSTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRALESIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLEROTHERAPY; SUCTION; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32944465405     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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