Important Role of Ultrasonography Immediately After Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Thyroid Nodules to Detect Acute Transient Thyroid Swelling
Routine US examinations shortly after FNAB may be useful in identifying ATTS regardless of the presence of symptoms; moreover, they may reduce patients' return visits after leaving the hospital. It is also important to inform patients that delayed complications are possible and that severe cases, although rare, do exist.
Authors
- Kouichi Yoshimoto
- Yuji Nagayama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5058-9349)
- Hisakazu Shindo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1424-620X)
- Hiroyuki Yamashita
- Daisuke Tatsushima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9802-3697)
- Seigo Tachibana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-500X)
- Hiroshi Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5957-8286)
- Takashi Fukuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-4471)
- Yusuke Mori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4297-134X)
- Shinya Satoh
- Kento Katsuyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2844-1823)
Institutions
- Noguchi Thyroid Clinic and Hospital Foundation (JP)
- Fukuoka Hospital (JP)
- Yamashita Thyroid Hospital
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-08-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.67033
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.72