Efficacy and safety of cooled and uncooled microwave ablation for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Abstract

To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of microwave ablation (MWA), including cooled MWA (cMWA) and uncooled MWA (uMWA), for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules (BTNs).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Endocrine

Title: Endocrine

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1559-0100

ISSN (Print): 1355-008X

Publication date (Electronic): November 2018

Volume: 62

Issue: 2

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[1 ] Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Hepatology Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China.

[2 ] Department of Medical Ultrasonics, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Hepatology Research, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510630, China. renjieguangzhou@126.com.

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Publisher Item ID: 10.1007/s12020-018-1693-2

DOI: 10.1007/s12020-018-1693-2

PubMed ID: 30073455

SO-VID: cbe5098c-3b99-463f-bf66-0cd373e8eb9f

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Keywords: Meta-analysis,Microwave,Thyroid nodule

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Keywords: Meta-analysis, Microwave, Thyroid nodule

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