Costly General anesthesia for Thyroid Nodule RFA Ablation. Now add another expense with continuous intraoperative neuromonitoring CIONM. AM J. Surg C.Sinclair et al Nov 2020 Dr Guttler’s comments: To justify the use of a general with the...
More infoDr.Guttler’s comments: QoL was evaluated using a thyroid-specific QoL questionnaire consisting of 11 scales with multiple-choice answers. Nodule characteristics and QoL were evaluated at diagnosis and 1, 6, and 12 months after treatment...
More infoThermal ablation plus RAI has been used in Large toxic nodules. ( Mader A et al Int J. Hyperthermia 2017 3 (8) 895-904. The size reduction and relief of symptoms was noted with return of euthyroid status. Combined therapy can reduce the number of...
More infoThyroid No Surgery For Thyroid, Parathyroid or Neck Cysts: Radiofrequency RFA and Ethanol PEI are Treatments not Surgery. Yelp for business New review for Guttler Richard B MD 1328 16th St Santa Monica, CA 90404 5/17/2021 I went to Dr. Guttler...
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Playing Defense From the Start: Know The Thyroid Neighborhood. Richard Guttler MD Interventional Thyroidologist Dr.Guttler’s Lecture on May 8th in Irvine California to future thyroid physicians during a workshop with cadavers and models...
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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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RGS Healthcare’s Rudy Garay held a RFA introduction workshop for 8 thyroid physicians in Irvine California in May 8th. 8 thyroid physicians were present for lectures by Kathleen Hands and Richard Guttler followed by two workshops. One was a...
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Dr.Guttler is Speaking at the 2nd International Thyroid Minimally Invasive Therapies in Barcelona
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No Country for Aggressive Operators: Do No Harm When Treating Patients with Benign Thyroid nodule with Radiofrequency Ablation RFA. It takes years of experience to go for total ablation of large thyroid nodules. The risk of injury increases with...
More infoDR.Guttler’s comments: This is an excellent video by a surgeon on the risks of RFA for thyroid nodules. The thyroid sits surrounded by important structures including the trachea, recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and vagus nerve, and common...
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Thyroid RFA is now approved for treatment of thyroid nodules in the USA I am doing a study with 80 patients for safety and effectiveness to be done in an endocrine office practice.Thousands of patients in Europe and Asia have had...
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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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