Brian H H Lang1, Yu-Cho Woo2, Keith Wan-Hang Chiu3. 1. Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China. blang@hku.hk. 2. Department of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China. 3. Department of Radiology, The University of Hong Kong Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, SAR, China.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Assessing the efficacy and safety of sequential high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation in a multinodular goitre (MNG) by comparing them with single HIFU ablation. METHODS: One hundred and four (84.6%) patients underwent single ablation of a single nodule (group I), while 19 (15.4%) underwent sequential ablation of two relatively-dominant nodules in a MNG (group II). Extent of shrinkage per nodule [by volume reduction ratio (VRR)], pain scores (by 0-10 visual analogue scale) during and after ablation, and rate of vocal cord palsy (VCP), skin burn and nausea/vomiting were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: All 19 (100%) sequential ablations completed successfully. The 3- and 6-month VRR of each nodule were comparable between the two groups (p > 0.05) and in group II, the 3- and 6-month VRR between the first and second nodules were comparable (p = 0.710 and p = 0.548, respectively). Pain score was significantly higher in group II in the morning after ablation (2.29 vs 1.15, p = 0.047) and nausea/vomiting occurred significantly more frequently in group II (15.8% vs 0.0%, p = 0.012). However, VCP and skin burn were comparable (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Sequential ablation had comparable efficacy and safety as single ablation. However, patients undergoing sequential ablation are at higher likelihood of pain in the following morning and nausea/vomiting after ablation. KEY POINTS: • Sequential HIFU ablation is well-tolerated in patients with two dominant thyroid nodules • More pain is experienced in the morning following sequential HIFU ablation • More nausea/vomiting is experienced following sequential HIFU ablation.
OBJECTIVES: Assessing the efficacy and safety of sequential high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation in a multinodular goitre (MNG) by comparing them with single HIFU ablation. METHODS: One hundred and four (84.6%) patients underwent single ablation of a single nodule (group I), while 19 (15.4%) underwent sequential ablation of two relatively-dominant nodules in a MNG (group II). Extent of shrinkage per nodule [by volume reduction ratio (VRR)], pain scores (by 0-10 visual analogue scale) during and after ablation, and rate of vocal cord palsy (VCP), skin burn and nausea/vomiting were compared between the two groups. RESULTS: All 19 (100%) sequential ablations completed successfully. The 3- and 6-month VRR of each nodule were comparable between the two groups (p > 0.05) and in group II, the 3- and 6-month VRR between the first and second nodules were comparable (p = 0.710 and p = 0.548, respectively). Pain score was significantly higher in group II in the morning after ablation (2.29 vs 1.15, p = 0.047) and nausea/vomiting occurred significantly more frequently in group II (15.8% vs 0.0%, p = 0.012). However, VCP and skin burn were comparable (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Sequential ablation had comparable efficacy and safety as single ablation. However, patients undergoing sequential ablation are at higher likelihood of pain in the following morning and nausea/vomiting after ablation. KEY POINTS: • Sequential HIFU ablation is well-tolerated in patients with two dominant thyroid nodules • More pain is experienced in the morning following sequential HIFU ablation • More nausea/vomiting is experienced following sequential HIFU ablation.
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