Since 2013 Dr.Guttler has Been the First US Thyroidologist to Have Experience Learning and Teaching Thyroid RF to Thyroid Physicians. In 2018 he finally began treating patients after late FDA approval. Image is of Dr.Guttler treating a patient of...
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Autonomous Functioning Thyroid Nodules AFTN and Toxic Nodules: Avoid Radioiodine Therapy RAI as it has risk of increased all-cause mortality. Consider Radiofrequency ablation RFA instead. DR. Guttler’s comments: They found no increased...
More infoEfficacy and Safety of Thyroid RFA for autonomous functioning thyroid nodules AFTN. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 411 AFTNs treated by thermal ablation in 391 patients in 14 studies. TSH normalization was achieved in 71.2% of...
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Nodule AFTN Treatment with radiofrequency ablation RFA vs Radioiodine therapy RAI. DR.Guttler’s comments: The RAI group had patients develop hypothyroidism needing life time thyroid hormone replacement. 5/25 patients developed clinical...
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Thyroid No Surgery or Radiation for Autonomous Functioning Thyroid Nodules AFTN: Radiofrequency Ablation should be the treatment of choice in 2021. Dr.Guttler’s Comments: Until recently the treatment for toxic or AFTN’s was surgery or...
More infoDR.Guttler’s Comments 1. This article explains the need for standby ice cold 5% dextrose during RFA treatments for thyroid nodules and cancer. 2. Aborting the treatment at the first sign of voice change and injection of dextrose can...
More infoThe emergence of minimally-invasive procedures as a treatment for Thyroid Nodules. JOURNAL OF CRITICAL REVIEWS VOL 7, ISSUE 17, 2020 1783 Roberto Novizio DR.Guttler’s Comments: Call me at 310-393-8860 or [email protected]
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DR.Guttler’s Comments: Image of an AFTN with “hot uptake on thyroid imaging. Excellent review of the use of thyroid RFA for AFTNs. In place of radioiodine radiation or thyroid surgery, RFA is the treatment of choice for...
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Thyroid No Surgery: DR. Guttler’s Blog is the number one place to learn about your options when presented with a thyroid diagnosis your physicians say can only be treated by thyroid surgery. My blog and website are listed a top site for...
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Thyroid Center of Santa Monica Named to 2020 Top Thyroid Blog, Website and Influencer. One of the few only true thyroid physician driven websites and blog. www.thyroid.com. American thyroid association thyroid.org is one of the others. Thyroid...
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One Visit Evaluation to See If you are a candidate for alternative therapy with ethanol PEI or radiofrequency ablation RFA with complete testing done by Dr.Guttler in His Office. Here a list of the thyroid and parathyroid and neck cysts treated...
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Thyroid Diseases 101: A Patient’s List Dr.Guttler’s comments: The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped organ that sits in the front of the neck. It makes thyroid hormones triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4). Hyperthyroidism is one of...
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