Outcome, Pain Perception, and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Submitted to Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for Simple Thyroid Cysts

Thyroid cysts are usually benign lesions that when voluminous may induce cosmetic concerns or local discomfort. Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) has been demonstrated to be effective for shrinkage of such cysts. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the efficacy, pain perception, and health-...

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Main Authors: Roberto Negro, Ermenegildo Colosimo, Gabriele Greco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Thyroid Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/9536479