Research Article
Efficacy and Safety of Single-Session Radiofrequency Ablation in Treating Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Short-Term Prospective Cohort Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients and nodules.
| | Characteristics | Summary statistics (N = 78) |
| | Number of patients | 78 | | Number of nodules | 78 | | Age (years) ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 44.82 ± 14.72 (20–76) | | Female (n (%)) | 70 (89.3) | | Nodule position (n (%)) | | Left | 36 (46.2) | | Isthmus | 0 (0) | | Right | 42 (53.8) | | Mean nodule volume (ml) ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 6.11 ± 5.46 (0.68–27.30) | | Mean largest nodule diameter (mm) ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 27.20 ± 8.74 (12.2–49.2) | | Internal nodule component (n (%)) | | Solid | 60 (76.9) | | Mix solid | 16 (20.5) | | Cyst | 2 (2.6) | | FT4 (ng/dL) ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 1.32 ± 0.29 (0.91–2.15) | | TSH (mIU/ml) ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 1.25 ± 0.79 (0.01–4.25) | | Cosmetic score ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 3.10 ± 1.02 (1–4) | | Symptom score ((mean ± SD) (range)) | 7.33 ± 2.66 (0–10) |
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