International expert consensus on thermal ablation for benign thyroid nodules (2025 Edition)
The present consensus emphasizes the indication of TA for BTNs and outlined the technique details and periablation management. The implementation of this consensus is expected to standardize treatment practices, enhance patient outcomes, and shape future research and policy developments in the management of BTNs.
Authors
- Gerardo Amabile
- Jae‐Joong Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-2282)
- Bülent Çekiç (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5031-5260)
- Gaurav Gangwani
- Niyaz Malayev
- Ingo Janssen
- Marek Dedecjus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3485-8219)
- Jian-Qin Guo
- Carlos Neutzling Lehn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6823-3511)
- Fernando Walder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-2628)
- BO-QIANG FAN
- Thanyawat Sasanakietkul
- J Boo Rodríguez
- Neil Tolley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6413-9261)
- Ozgur Kilickesmez
- Jiawei Tian
- Wei-Che Lin
- Hossam Arafa Ghazi
- Junfeng He
- Giovanni Mauri
- Bozhao Wang
- Eveline Slotema
- Shi-liang Cao
- Song-Song Wu
- Kai-Lun Cheng
- Ming-An Yu
- Gang Dong
- Song-Yuan Yu
- Rafael D. Cicco
- Pradeep Puthenveetil
- Zhi-Bin Cong
- Gregory W. Randolph
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Harbin Medical University (CN)
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital (CN)
- Seoul National University Hospital (KR)
- Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille (FR)
- Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (BR)
- Mansoura University Hospital (EG)
- Society of Interventional Radiology (US)
- MSB Medical School Berlin (DE)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute (ES)
- Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio (IT)
- Bhaktivedanta Hospital & Research Institute (IN)
- Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (TW)
- National Medical Holding (KZ)
- National Institute of Oncology (HU)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Changchun University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Police General Hospital (TH)
- Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital (CN)
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (CN)
- Istanbul Memorial Hospital (TR)
- Istanbul Eye Hospital (TR)
- Donostiako Unibertsitate Ospitalea (ES)
- The Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine (CN)
- Yantaishan Hospital (CN)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital (TW)
- Baby Memorial Hospital (IN)
- Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual (BR)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Baotou Medical College (CN)
- Antalya IVF (TR)
- Hainan Medical University (CN)
- Fuzhou University (CN)
- Nanjing Medical University (CN)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
- Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/js9.0000000000004824
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00