Actinomycosis complicating sigmoid diverticular disease: a case report

Efremidou, Eleni I; Papageorgiou, Michael; Pavlidou, Evdoxia; Manolas, Konstantinos J; Liratzopoulos, Nikolao

doi:10.1186/1757-1627-2-6399

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“…Occasionally, when the nodules are functioning, therapeutic management requires pharmacological or other in practice treatments. On the other hand, when they do not respond to hormonal therapy presenting with compressive symptoms, or when malignant nodules are suspected, the most aggressive treatments should be considered, such as unilateral lobectomy, bilateral lobectomy, or total thyroidectomy [1,2,12] . According to Guo et al, [1] the prevalence of thyroid nodules, in China, was 46% in the general population, it showed an increment with the increasing age (>40 years).…”

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Ultrasound guided microwave ablation of thyroid nodular goiter and cystadenoma

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Thyroid nodules are one of the most common entities that affect the thyroid gland. Traditionally, their treatment was surgery. Currently, ablation combination with percutaneous procedure became a good option. To analyze safety, efficacy, and describe our experience in microwave-ablation using ultrasound-guidance for benign thyroid nodules. A total of 304 patients with 1180 thyroid nodules (thyroid cystadenoma and nodular goiter) were studied retrospectively. Two hundred sixty-seven patients who underwent microwave-ablation successfully in our hospital were enrolled in this study. The baseline, follow-up nodule volume, thyroid function tests, thyroid antibodies, and posttherapy complications were analyzed. The informed written consent was obtained from patients or guardians. The study was approved by the ethics committee of our hospital. The average age was 50.1 ± 11.7 (21–83 years), 214 were women (80.1%) and 53 (19.9%) were men. The average number of nodules per patient was 4.02 ± 1.8 (1–8), 9.86%, 6.13%, and 84% located in the right thyroid lobe, left lobe, and bilateral, respectively. The average size of the nodules was 5.28 cm 2 ± 3.63 (0.09–23.45 cm 2 ). The average ablation time was 11 minutes ± 5.36 (3–20 minutes). The hospitalization period was 24 hours ± 10.16 (7–48 hours). Eighteen complications were reported. Postablation volume reduction rate was 54.74% and 93.3% at 3 and 12 months follow-up respectively ( P < .05). The thyroid function tests, pre and postablation showed no significant changes ( P > .05). Ultrasound-guided microwave-ablation of thyroid nodules is safe and effective. More clinical trials are needed to define the true use of microwave-ablation.

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Ultrasound guided microwave ablation of thyroid nodular goiter and cystadenoma

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“…One in five patients of our sample was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, a rate that is considerably higher than that reported by Papini et al [24], who detected thyroid malignancy in 6% of nodules 8–15 mm in size in multinodular goiters. In a recent study by Efremidou et al [25], thyroid cancer was reported in 8% of the 932 patients who underwent total thyroidectomy for presumably benign disease. However, their study included a significant proportion of patients with Grave’s disease and toxic goiter (25%) in which the risk of cancer is generally lower compared with nontoxic goiter [25].…”

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Indications for Surgery and Significance of Unrecognized Cancer in Endemic Multinodular Goiter

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“…Like hypocalcemia, postthyroidectomy voice dysfunction can also be temporary or permanent. The incidence of temporary, unilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy after total thyroidectomy was found to be 1.3% by Efremidou et al…”

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