Dear Dr. Lupo,
Thank you so much for all you do helping our members of your Expert Forum as well as the members of our Thyroid Disorders Community .. we reference your community oftentimes for our members, and thank you.
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What is your opinion as it relates to a procedure called Percutaneious Ethanol Injuection (PEI) for thyroid cysts?
From what our community has heard, (and please correct me if I'm wrong), this procedure is still not widely used?
Can some patients who have benign cysts avoid surgery and use this procedure instead?
What is your opinion on PEI & do you think it can provide relief for these who want to get rid of unsightly or compressive cysts but cannot afford or do not want surgery?
We really appreciate and value your opinion, Dr. Lupo, as this question is sometimes asked on the community and we'd like to reference this post in our Health Pages.
Holiday Wishes,
ChitChatNine
Co Community Leader: Thyroid Disorders
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For those not familiar with PEI the full abstract article source is:
Medscape
Ethanol Ablation Safe, Effective for Thyroid Cystic Nodules
Laurie Barclay, MD
Endo 2003: Abstracts OR10-1, OR10-2. Presented June 19, 2003
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