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International Journal of Endocrinology
Volume 2015, Article ID 576576, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/576576
Research Article

Surgical and Pathological Changes after Radiofrequency Ablation of Thyroid Nodules

Chiara Dobrinja,1 Stella Bernardi,2,3 Bruno Fabris,2,3 Rita Eramo,1 Petra Makovac,1,3 Gabriele Bazzocchi,4 Lanfranco Piscopello,5 Enrica Barro,2,3 Nicolò de Manzini,1,3 Deborah Bonazza,3,6 Maurizio Pinamonti,3,6 Fabrizio Zanconati,3,6 and Fulvio Stacul4

1UCO Chirurgia Generale, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
2SS Endocrinologia (UCO Medicina Clinica), Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
3Department of Medical, Surgical, and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy
4SC Radiologia, Maggiore Hospital, Piazza dell’Ospitale, 34100 Trieste, Italy
5SS Endocrinologia (III Medica), Maggiore Hospital, Piazza dell’Ospitale, 34100 Trieste, Italy
6UCO Anatomia e Istologia Patologica, Cattinara Teaching Hospital, Strada di Fiume, 34100 Trieste, Italy

Received 10 March 2015; Revised 14 May 2015; Accepted 1 July 2015

Academic Editor: Jack R. Wall

Copyright © 2015 Chiara Dobrinja et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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