Implications of radiofrequency ablation in patients undergoing thyroid surgery for benign disease in the United States.
Surgery
; 171(1): 160-164, 2022 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34304890
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Radiofrequency ablation is an alternative strategy for the management of benign thyroid conditions. We analyzed the proportion of patients who underwent thyroid surgery for benign conditions who would be potentially eligible for radiofrequency ablation.METHODS:
We identified patients who underwent thyroid surgery from 2015 to 2019 at the study institution for Bethesda II cytopathology or toxic adenoma. Patients were considered potentially eligible for radiofrequency ablation if they had a dominant nodule >2 cm with or without compression symptoms, a dominant nodule <2 cm with compression symptoms, or a toxic adenoma.RESULTS:
Of 411 patients in total, 284 (69.1%) would be eligible to consider thyroid radiofrequency ablation. In the radiofrequency ablation-eligible group, 20 (7.0%) experienced voice change after surgery, and 2 (0.7%) were dissatisfied or concerned about their scar. In the radiofrequency ablation-eligible group, 70 patients (24.6%) had malignancy diagnosed by final pathology, and 23 patients (8.1%) had cancers that were equal to or larger than 1 cm in size.CONCLUSION:
Many patients who undergo surgery for benign thyroid disease could be considered for radiofrequency ablation as an alternative treatment modality. Given the rate of occult malignancy, optimal evaluation of nondominant nodules before radiofrequency ablation and long-term thyroid surveillance for patients who undergo radiofrequency ablation should be further studied.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
2_ODS3
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Postoperative Complications
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Thyroid Gland
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Thyroidectomy
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Thyroid Nodule
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Radiofrequency Ablation
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Surgery
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article