Low-energy interstitial laser photocoagulation for treatment of nonfunctioning thyroid nodules: Therapeutic outcome in relation to pretreatment and treatment parameters

Thyroid

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 749-755

  Amabile, Gerardo ^a   Rotondi, Mario ^d   De Chiara, Giovanni ^b   Silvestri, Antonio ^a   Di Filippo, Bruno ^a   Bellastella, Antonio ^c   Chiovato, Luca ^d,e  

^a Unit of Thyroid Pathology Villa Cinzia   (Italy)

^b S G MOSCATI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCAL CORD;

ADULT; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; THYROTROPIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751061709     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2006.16.749     Document Type: Conference Paper

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