Over than three-year follow-up results of thermal ablation for papillary thyroid carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study is a meta-analysis based on evidence-based medicine to explore the long-term (≥3 years) efficacy of thermal ablation in the treatment of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC).

Methods

We searched the PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases for studies published during the time between the establishment of the databases through June 2022. We included 13 non-randomized-controlled trials (non-RCTs) that reported the application of ultrasound-guided thermal ablation in PTC. We excluded studies that were repeated publications, research without full text, contained incomplete information, lacked data extraction, involved animal experiments, reviews, and systematic reviews. STATA 15.1 software was used to analyze the data.

Results

Tumor volume after

SUBMITTER: Xue J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9637737 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature