Micro-Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Too many unnecessary biopsies, and referrals to surgery. Lee et al Endocrine Practice 26(9)Sept. 2020 ; page 1017-1025. Dr.Guttler’s comments: 2700 patients referred to surgery for suspicious thyroid nodules...
More info Contemporary Thyroid Nodule and Cancer Treatment: The New Age of Minimally Invasive Treatment. In the paper a Flow sheet for nodules includes a section on compressive and cosmetic symptoms. Treatment Pre Ablation option: Surgery Modern minimally...
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What do you expect after thyroid RFA treatment for your benign nodule? Example: 3 ml benign growing before RFA ablation. Recent webinar on RFA from Johns Hopkins details the 0ne month and six moth results in one of their cases. Note early...
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Minocycline in the Chemoprophylaxis of Meningococcal Disease Richard B. Guttler, Harry N. Beaty DOI: 10.1128/AAC.1.5.397 ABSTRACT An outbreak of meningococcal disease occurred among basic combat trainees at Fort Lewis, Wash., in the first 3...
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A Novel Drug to Replace Tapazole and PTU for Graves’ hyperthyroidism? Too early to tell but worth discussing. J Clin Endocrinol March 2020 195(3) :696-704 GJ Kahaly et al Dr.Guttler’s comments: 15 patients were treated with monoclonal...
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Dr. Guttler’s Thyroid Ablation Center is Now Open to Accept Patients for Evaluation for Thyroid & Parathyroid Cancer and Benign Cystic Neck Nodules. Call Me and talk to Alicia for details of our pre-ablation evaluation work up...
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Thyroid No Surgery: Thyroid Radiofrequency Ablation is Not Just First Line Treatment for Benign Thyroid Nodules. Now add Micropapillary Thyroid Cancer. New 5 year study of RFA for micropallary thyroid cancers USGRFA versus Surgery for low...
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Thyroid Cancer Inoperable: A place for Thyroid RFA to relieve symptoms and shrink the tumor.Dr.Guttler’s comments: 16 cases treated with RFA under local anesthesia. Tumor volume was 9 ml ( 0.1-34 ) 6/16 complete...
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Long-Term Outcomes After RFA of Thyroid Nodules. Dr.Guttler’s comments on the letter to the editor. 1. Regrowth after Thyroid RF occurs. 2. Initial volume, vascularity, solidity, and location near dangerous structures are reasons for...
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Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists The Academy of Clinical Thyroidologists (or ACT) was founded in May 2005 at the annual meeting of the Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) in Washington DC. The Academy is a professional society...
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Master’s Class in Radiofrequency Ablation: Practice moving shot technique with phantom when you don’t have a generator. The endocrinologist uses this phantom to practice moving shot technique during and after my class until they get...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Ethanol ablation PEI for a Large Symptomatic Benign Thyroid I film a simple office procedure to treat this large benign thyroid cyst. No need for surgery or even this procedure done in the hospital. Radiologists have to...
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