Repeated laser thermal ablation of a large functioning thyroid nodule restores euthyroidism and ameliorates constrictive symptoms

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 382-383

  Rotondi, Mario ^a   Amabile, Gerardo ^b   Leporati, Paola ^a   Di Filippo, Bruno ^b   Chiovato, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Unit of Thyroid Pathology Villa Cinzia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE 131;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIODE LASER; ECHOGRAPHY; EUTHYROIDISM; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID NODULE;

EID: 59749095981     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2008-1782     Document Type: Article

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