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. 2022 Oct 17;13:902484. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.902484

Table 2.

Characteristics of enrolled patients with large benign solid thyroid nodules.

Variables Single RFA group Sequential RFA group
Patients
Age(years), mean ± SD (range) 56.8 ± 12.6 years (43–85 years) 48.7 ± 14.2years (23–71 years)
Sex (male/female) 3/8 3/10
History of thyroid surgery  1 1
BTNs
Location of BTNs
Right lobe 7 5
Left lobe 3 8
Isthmus 1 1
Volume (ml), mean ± SD (range) 43.2 ± 19.3 ml (25.0–87.3 ml) 48.9 ± 44.4ml (26.1–203.4 ml)
Ablation time(s), mean ± SD (range) 664 ± 429.7 s (120–1450 s) 670.5 ± 319.6 s (300–1560 s)/276.4 ± 68.4 s (160–400 s)
Therapy interval time / 10.0 ± 3.5 months (6.4-20.1 months)
Complications
Pain 0 1
Vocal alterations 2 0
Massive bleeding 1 1
Extra-thyroidal hematoma 0 1