Long-term Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation for Benign Solid Thyroid Nodules. Results of a Three-Year Multicenter Prospective Randomized Trial - Concepedia

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Long-term Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation for Benign Solid Thyroid Nodules. Results of a Three-Year Multicenter Prospective Randomized Trial

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2014

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Enrico Papini, Teresa Rago, Giovanni Gambelunghe, Roberto Valcavi, Giancarlo Bizzarri, P Vitti, Pierpaolo De Feo, Fabrizio Riganti, Irene Misischi, Enrico Di Stasio,

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Abstract

A single LAT treatment of solid nodules results in significant and persistent volume reduction and local symptom improvement, in the absence of thyroid function changes.

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