Ultrasonography (Jul 2023)
2022 Taiwan clinical multicenter expert consensus and recommendations for thyroid radiofrequency ablation
- Wei-Che Lin,
- Wen-Chieh Chen,
- Pei-Wen Wang,
- Yi-Chia Chan,
- Yen-Hsiang Chang,
- Harn-Shen Chen,
- Szu-Tah Chen,
- Wei-Chih Chen,
- Kai-Lun Cheng,
- Shun-Yu Chi,
- Pi-Ling Chiang,
- Chen-Kai Chou,
- Feng-Fu Chou,
- Shun-Chen Huang,
- Feng-Hsuan Liu,
- Sheng-Dean Luo,
- Fen-Yu Tseng,
- Chih-Yuan Wang,
- Wen-Hung Wang,
- Ming-Hsun Wu
Affiliations
- Wei-Che Lin
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Wen-Chieh Chen
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Pei-Wen Wang
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Yi-Chia Chan
- Division of General Surgery and Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Yen-Hsiang Chang
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Harn-Shen Chen
- Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Szu-Tah Chen
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Wei-Chih Chen
- Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Kai-Lun Cheng
- Department of Medical Imaging, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, School of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
- Shun-Yu Chi
- Division of General Surgery and Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Pi-Ling Chiang
- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Chen-Kai Chou
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Feng-Fu Chou
- Division of General Surgery and Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Shun-Chen Huang
- Department of Pathology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Feng-Hsuan Liu
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Sheng-Dean Luo
- Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
- Fen-Yu Tseng
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- Chih-Yuan Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
- Wen-Hung Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei City; Department of Otolaryngology, Sijhih Cathay General Hospital, New Taipei City; School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Ming-Hsun Wu
- Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14366/usg.22126
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 42,
no. 3
pp. 357 – 375
Abstract
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a minimally invasive management strategy that has been widely applied for benign and recurrent malignant thyroid lesions as an alternative to surgery in Taiwan. Members of academic societies for specialists in interventional radiology, endocrinology, and endocrine surgery collaborated to develop the first consensus regarding thyroid RFA in Taiwan. The modified Delphi method was used to reach a consensus. Based on a comprehensive review of recent and valuable literature and expert opinions, the recommendations included indications, pre-procedural evaluations, procedural techniques, post-procedural monitoring, efficacy, and safety, providing a comprehensive review of the application of RFA. The consensus effectively consolidates advice regarding thyroid RFA in clinical practice for local experts.
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