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. 2009 Sep;5(9):476-8.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.152.

Therapy: a new nonsurgical therapy option for benign thyroid nodules?

Therapy: a new nonsurgical therapy option for benign thyroid nodules?

Laszlo Hegedüs. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Despite the increasing implementation of iodization programs, benign nodular thyroid disease will remain a prevalent therapeutic concern for decades. recent research suggests that nonsurgical therapy, including radioactive iodine, radiofrequency thermal ablation and percutaneous laser ablation, might have a role in the treatment of symptomatic patients.

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