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- Title
Efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation of graves' disease: a retrospective cohort study.
- Authors
Cai, Guangzhen; Luo, Beilin; Wang, Maolin; Su, Jiqin; Lin, Luping; Li, Guibin; Chen, Xiangru; Huang, Zhishu; Lin, Peiyi; Liu, Shengwei; Yan, Huidi; Zhou, Lixin
- Abstract
Background: Ultrasound-guided thermal ablation (TA) has emerged as a robust therapeutic approach for treating solid tumors in multiple organs, including the thyroid. Yet, its efficacy and safety profile in the management of Graves' Disease (GD) remains to be definitively established. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 50 GD patients treated with TA between October 2017 and December 2021. Key metrics like thyroid volume, volume reduction rate (VRR), thyroid hormones, and basal metabolic rate (BMR) were evaluated using paired Wilcoxon tests. Results: The intervention of ultrasound-guided TA yielded a statistically significant diminution in total thyroid volume across all postoperative follow-up intervals—1, 3, 6, and 12 months—relative to pre-intervention baselines (p < 0.001). The median VRR observed at these time points were 17.5%, 26.5%, 34.4%, and 39.8%, respectively. Euthyroid status was corroborated in 96% of patients at the one-year follow-up milestone. Transient tachycardia and dysphonia were observed in three patients, while a solitary case of skin numbness was noted. Crucially, no instances of enduring injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) were documented. Conclusions: Our investigation substantiates ultrasound-guided TA as a pragmatic, well-tolerated, and safe therapeutic modality for GD. It effectively improves symptoms of hyperthyroidism, engenders a substantial reduction in thyroid volume, and restores thyroid hormone and BMR to physiological levels. Given its favorable safety profile, enhanced cosmetic outcomes, and minimally invasive nature, ultrasound-guided TA is a compelling alternative to thyroidectomy for GD patients.
- Subjects
GRAVES' disease; RECURRENT laryngeal nerve; BASAL metabolism; LARYNGEAL nerve injuries; COHORT analysis; THYROID diseases
- Publication
Thyroid Research, 2024, Vol 17, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1756-6614
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s13044-024-00198-4