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Podcast: Doctor Thyroid
Episode: 6-Steps for RFA-procedure success! → for doctors & patients → Dr. Roberto Valcavi
Description: 🔹 Roberto Valcavi 🔹 MD, FACE, ECNU Reggio Emilia, Italy RFA for benign nodules, for cystic nodules, for hyper functioning nodules, benign nodules, and now for malignant micro-papillary tumors. During this episode the following topics are discussed: The six steps that go into the RFA STEP 1: setup of the patient. The setup of the patient is in an operatory room -- the safety of a operatory room is by far greater than the setting of an ambulatory room so STEP 2: prepare for anesthesia. STEP 3: electrode needle insertion; it is done at...