English Journal

Treatment of autonomously functioning thyroid nodules at a single institution: radioiodine therapy, surgery, and ethanol injection therapy.

Yano Y, Sugino K, Akaishi J, Uruno T, Okuwa K, Shibuya H, Kitagawa W, Nagahama M, Ito K, Ito K.SourceIto Hospital, 4-3-6 Jingu-mae, Shibuya, Tokyo 150-8308, Japan. geka@ito-hospital.jp
Annals of nuclear medicine.Ann Nucl Med.2011 Dec;25(10):749-54. Epub 2011 Oct 5.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to clarify the efficacy of radioiodine (RI) therapy in Japanese patients with autonomously functioning thyroid nodules (AFTNs).METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis to assess the management of AFTN patients. Thyroid lobectomy was performed to treat t
PMID 21971604

Chemical ablation of recurrent and persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism after subtotal parathyroidectomy.

Chen HH, Lin CJ, Wu CJ, Lai CT, Lin J, Cheng SP, Yang TL.SourceDivision of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. lincj@ms1.mmh.org.tw
Annals of surgery.Ann Surg.2011 Apr;253(4):786-90.
BACKGROUND: Despite preoperative localization or intraoperative parathyroid hormone, monitoring increased the operative successful rate, recurrent, and persistent secondary hyperparathyroidism are still unavoidable after parathyroidectomy or reoperation. We present our experience of using percutaneo
PMID 21475021

Japanese Journal

光本保英,森敬弘,伊藤正,清水誠治,中島智樹,岡上武,安居幸一郎,伊藤義人,吉川敏一
肝臓 52(8), 528-531, 2011-08-25
… The current mainstream percutaneous local treatment for HCC is RFA with supplementary PEIT. … PEIT is sometimes employed for HCC in high-risk locations, such as HCC close to the heart. … However, even with PEIT it is markedly difficult to treat HCC located at the back ofblood vessels deep in the liver. … We developed a single expandable PEIT needle to treat difficult-to-puncture HCC. …
NAID 10029526622