Thyroglossal Duct Cyst 101: Ethanol Ablation: Safe Treatment Without Surgery and No Scar! Dr.Guttler’s comments: A biopsy was done to confirm the benign nature of the TGD cyst. 11 patients with TGDC were treated. The initial volume of the...
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How to Become An Endocrinologist Doing Their Own Biopsies and Ethanol and Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures. RFA is approved in the USA and clinical trials are on-going. Learn two basic new methods to save your patients from unnecessary thyroid...
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Massive Thyroid Cystic Nodular Goiter Seen in 2019 to large for either ethanol or Radiofrequency ablation.. 900 cc cystic thyroid nodule after removal of 725 ml brown fluid. As it grew bigger the patient refused to consider surgery and looked for...
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Endocrinologists Doing Their Own Thyroid Needle biopsies Can Add New Procedures to their Bottom Line. Over the last 40 years I have pioneered new procedures to enhance patient care for those with thyroid goiters,nodules and cancer. Office based...
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Thyroid RFA: With Clinical Trials Underway in Major US Universities it is Time to Train Endocrinologists in thyroid ablation. We finally have movement for treating patient with RFA for nodules and cancer.FDA approved soft tissue use and Mayo...
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Thyroid Nodules No Surgery: 3-5 years after Thyroid Ethanol PEI or Radiofrequency Ablation RFA. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 1. Benign thyroid nodules in 2019 do not need to be treated by invasive thyroid surgery. 2. Cystic nodules > 50%...
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Parathyroid Cysts 101: They Can Be Anywhere Even in the thyroid gland and down into the chest. Dr.Guttler’s comments: Parathyroid Cysts are rare but I have seen 10 cases in my practice. I have treated larger ones and ones with symptoms with...
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Massive Thyroid Cystic Nodular Goiter in 2019. Left Massive thyroid cystic nodule Patient had a biopsy and after massive amount of fluid ( 725 ml) was removed with still a very soft residual solid amount left. Fluid removed was equal to 73 10 ml...
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Ethanol Ablation PEI Can Treat Solid and Cystic Nodules. 26-year-old woman with solid thyroid nodule. Sonogram obtained before PEI shows solid nodule in right thyroid lobe (volume, 3.8 cm3). 26-year-old woman with solid thyroid nodule. Sonogram...
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Dr.Guttler’s Rules to Avoid Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery First always question your physician as to why they want a thyroid ultrasound TUS. There should be no screening thyroid ultrasounds. There must be indications for one. If you have a...
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Thyroid Surgery 101: Why Your Quality of Life is Decreased with Unnecessary Thyroid Surgery. Patients diagnosed with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC), particularly those who underwent total thyroidectomies vs hemithyroidectomies, report a wide...
More info This little vial of ethanol has been used to treat many patients with benign complex cystic nodules and saved the patients a hospital stay, thyroid surgery, post op recovery, lost work, and the expense and complications associated with that...
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