Interní Med. 2017; 19(4): 198-202 | DOI: 10.36290/int.2017.054

Ethanol sclerotherapy of thyroid cysts – an effective alternative to surgery

MUDr. Milan Halenka, Ph.D., doc. MUDr. Zdeněk Fryšák, CSc., doc. MUDr. David Karásek, Ph.D.
III. interní klinika – nefrologická, revmatologická, endokrinologická, FN a LF UP Olomouc

Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy (US-PEIT) is used to treat recurrent symptomatic thyroid cysts, in caseof failed simple evacuation. It is an alternative to surgical treatment in highly risk patients and it can also be used in patients whoare reluctant to undergo surgical procedure. The therapeutic success of the published studies ranges from 68 to 100%. Accordingto the 2010 Medical Guidelines for Clinical Practice for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Nodules was US-PEIT approved inboth the Unites States and Europe as a credible alternative surgical procedures.

Keywords: thyroid cysts, Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Therapy

Received: November 12, 2018; Accepted: January 4, 2019; Published: November 1, 2017  Show citation

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Halenka M, Fryšák Z, Karásek D. Ethanol sclerotherapy of thyroid cysts – an effective alternative to surgery. Interní Med. 2017;19(4):198-202. doi: 10.36290/int.2017.054.
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