Long-term efficacy and safety of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in cystic thyroid nodules: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Roberto Cesareo Gaia Tabacco Anda Mihaela Naciu Anna Crescenzi Stella Bernardi Francesco Romanelli Maurilio Deandrea Pierpaolo Trimboli Andrea Palermo Marco Castellana

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2021)

The present meta-analysis showed that PEI could significantly reduce the volume of benign cystic thyroid nodules. This reduction was already effective at 6 months post-treatment, and the effect was stable over time.

Keyphrases

systematic review
ultrasound guided
meta analyses
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
smoking cessation