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...
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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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Thyroid No Surgery 101: What is it worth to not have surgery and a neck scar treating your benign thyroid nodule? 2 years after ethanol ablation PEI. Large left nodule is reduced to 2% of the original size. 40 Y/O female with a large benign...
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Thyroid cyst in the middle of her neck. No symptoms but a cosmetic problem for the patient. Visited Modena Italian Balsamic Vinegar production in an old castle. Aged for 100 years. Radiofequency Ablation RFA training in Reggio Emilia. Ultrasound...
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Endocrinologist in Master’s class doing cyst ethanol ablation on models. Large symptomatic thyroid complex cystic nodule treated with PEI. Paper on Parathyroid cysts treated with ethanol at national end rice meeting. My first and only Wild...
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Dr.Guttler’s Life 101: Pictures from 2011 Presenting Ethanol paper atNational meeting 1000 meter rifle range in Michigan Lake Northern Pike Master Class endocrinologist doing a radioiodine uptake test. Endocrine neck ultrasound class...
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Thyroid Nodules 101: What happens if you have a thyroid nodule? Dr.Guttler’s comments: You might be looking in the mirror while shaving or fastening a necklace when you first see it. The doctor might feel it during a routine physical exam...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Benign Thyroid Nodules and Goiters. Patients Who Did Not Want Surgery and Came to Me for Alternative therapy with Ethanol PEI or Radiofrequency Ablation RFA. Just a few of my cases pre-treatment pictures. All had either...
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Thyroid Nodules 101: Alternative Therapy with Ethanol PEI Dr.Guttler’s comments: PEI for thyroid nodules has been available in the US for many years but is under-utilized as an effective alternative to thyroid surgery Primary care to...
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Thyroid Cyst Therapy PEI 101: Treating Thyroid Cysts at Home. 35 Y/O female with a benign cystic thyroid nodule was told she needed surgery. Benign thyroid cyst seen on thyroid ultrasound She did not want surgery and was unable to find an...
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Thyroid Goiter and Nodules 101: What you need to Know Part Two: Treatment alternatives. Most small goiters without symptoms or nodules do not need treatment if there is no associated hypothyroidism from Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Goiters...
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