Radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1971-1977

  Baek, Jung Hwan ^a,c   Moon, Won Jin ^b   Kim, Yoon Suk ^a   Lee, Jeong Hyun ^c   Lee, Ducky ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG UPTAKE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOM; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 69049115030     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-009-0130-3     Document Type: Article

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