Too Many Thyroid Biopsies Result in Too Many Thyroid Surgeries: What To Do About? DR.Guttler’s comments: The prevalence of thyroid nodules in the general population is increasingly high. At least half of those biopsied prove to be benign...
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Large Thyroid Nodules Have a Low Risk of Cancer. Why do Surgeons Rush off to Surgery When Radiofrequency Ablation RFA is Safe and is Minimally Invasive. Article: The risk of Thyroid Cancer with Large Nodules 3 cm or larger is Low. Endocrine...
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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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In Honor of a True Thyroid Specialist: “Dr.Guttler Does Everything Himself.” A true thyroid specialist should take command of the case. He needs to do the work himself. He needs to do the evaluation,draw his own blood and do a...
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First USA Endocrinologist’s Posted Abstract On Thyroid RFA for thyroid Nodules done in their office without sedation. Study was delayed by the pandemic but early 3 month results are very promising. How two endocrinologists are leading the...
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Is Your Non-Medullary Thyroid Cancer FNMTC Familial? Does a Family Member have Thyroid Cancer? Dr.Guttler’s comments: Patients with familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer present at a younger age and have a greater rate of lymph node...
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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...
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Learn Thyroid RFA Now: It is a Game Changer for Thyroid Patients Dear Endocrinologists, I hope you will consider learning thyroid RFA. Thyroid RFA is a game changer for patients with benign thyroid nodules to replace surgery as the first line...
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Spotlight on Dr.Guttler’s Career. After fellowship I opened his thyroid center in Santa Monica. After survey of the local hospital records for thyroid surgery he noted they took out many thyroid nodules that were benign. Only 5% were...
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Thyroid No Surgery 101: Thyroid RFA more effective than Laser Ablation. DR.Guttler’s Comments: 1. In conclusion of this study was that thyroid RFA achieved better volume reduction at six months than Laser. However, the success rate and...
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Radiofrequency Ablation Case Study: Use of Thyroid RFA for Palliative Treatment for Thyroid Cancers. What to do with a patient with cystic micro-papillary cancer with the only good recurrent nerve on the side of the cancer after childhood heart...
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