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Podcast: BackTable ENT
Episode: Ep. 139 Radiofrequency Ablation: Modern Management of Thyroid Nodules with Dr. David Goldenberg
Description: In this episode of BackTable ENT, Dr. Gopi Shah and Dr. David Goldenberg, head and neck surgeon and department chair at PennState Health in Pennsylvania, discuss radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of thyroid nodules.---SHOW NOTESFirst, Gopi and David review workup of thyroid nodules. Before considering RFA, patients need thyroid function tests, ultrasound imaging, and a biopsy showing benign disease. In David’s opinion, radiofrequency ablation is a good option for benign nodules larger than two centimeters that are enlarging and causing compressive symptoms. RF...