Table 3. Literature review of thyroid artery embolization for thyroid nodules.
| First author, year (Ref.) | Access method | Patient No. | Age, year | Sex (F:M) | Nodule type | No. of embolized feeders | Volume, mL | Complications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Baseline | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | Minor | Major | ||||||||
| Present study | Trans radial | 6 | 36.3 [23–45] | 3:3 | Solitary (n=6) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 84.1±46.5 | 38.8±27.2 | 14.8±11.4 | – | 5* | 0 | ||
| Yilmaz 2021 (5) | Trans femoral | 56 | 51.2 [23–86] | 33:23 | Group A[Solitary (n=20)] | – | 18 | 2 | 80.2±46.7 | – | – | 25.0±15.3 | 25** | 2*** | ||
| Group B[MGN (n=36)] | – | 5 | 31 | 147.0±85.9 | – | – | 62.6±31.9 | |||||||||
Data are presented as number, median [range] or mean ± SD. *, refer to Table 1 for detailed data. **, 1 patient: blurred vision; 2 patients: significant hoarseness; 22 patients: neck pain or subclinical hyperthyroidism. ***, 1 patient: groin hematoma; 1 patient: symptomatic hyperthyroidism that required extended (>48 h) hospitalization. MNG, multiple nodular goiter.