A Rare Complication following Thyroid Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: Plummer Adenoma
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A Rare Complication following Thyroid Percutaneous Ethanol Injection: Plummer Adenoma
Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) is a technique used only for benign thyroid nodules, cystic or mixed cystic-solid with a large fluid component. It is a quite low-cost, safe, and outpatient method of treatment. Rare and severe complications have been described after PEI: jugular vein thrombosis and severe ethanol toxic necrosis of the larynx combined with necrotic dermatitis. Moreover, only...
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عنوان ژورنال: Case Reports in Endocrinology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2090-6501,2090-651X
DOI: 10.1155/2017/1026139