Morphological evaluation of the effectiveness of bipolar radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules

SUMMARY. Recently, radiofrequency ablation has been increasingly used for the treatment of thyroid nodules. The widespread introduction of this method, however, hampered by the lack of data on efficacy and safety of different devices that are currently on the market, the selection of the optimal mode of procedure also remains to be elucidated. Experimental data obtained during the application of the original patented device is presented. The results make it possible to move from ex vivo experiments to clinical practice.

Keywords: radiofrequency ablation, thyroid gland, nodular goiter