Four years of experience of minimally invasive treatment of benign thyroid nodule
With the use of minimally invasive techniques (MIM) treated 489 patients with cystic-colloid nodes. Laser-induced thermotherapy (LITT) - 371 patient, Ethanol destruction of ED - 54 patients, 63 - combined technique (KombiLITT). Dynamics of node size was assessed in 356 patients (72.8%). LITT - 252 patients, ED - 50 patients KombiLITT - 52 patients. LITT used in the treatment of solid structure nodes. Additional nodes up to 1 cm <sup>3</sup> after LITT large part diminished by more than 50% (43 of 76). Additional nodes 1-2 cm <sup>3</sup> also decreased more than half by more than 50% (39 of 67). Among nodules greater than 4 cm <sup>3</sup> was not a single site that would reduce in volume by more than 75%. However, most of them decreased by more than 25%. The algorithm of differential treatment of cystic nodes. ED performed in 54 patients with cystic destruction of a site more than 70%. Marked decrease in the average volume at 4.68 ± 2.25 cm <sup>3</sup> to 1.15 ± 0.9 cm <sup>3</sup>. KombiLITT performed in 63 patients with cystic cavity 20 to 70%. Volume units decreased at 7.98 ± 4.56 cm <sup>3</sup> to 1.87 ± 0.9 cm <sup>3</sup>. LITT performed in 30 patients with major nodes and cystic cavities less than 20% of the site. Marked decrease in the volume of units at 2.89 ± 1.25 cm <sup>3</sup> and 1.42 ± 0.8 cm <sup>3</sup>. LITT held 31 patients with small cystic nodes to 1 cm <sup>3</sup>. Marked decrease in size at 0.69 ± 0.23 cm <sup>3 </sup>to 0.29 ± 0.12 cm <sup>3</sup>. It has been shown that changes in thyroid status after MIM operations does not occur.