- Thyroid medication before and after ablation, thyroid function change.
| Ablation technique | Thyroid function | Pre-treatment | 6 months post-ablation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Radiofrequency ablation | |||||
| Thyroid | (+) | 16 | (32) | 0 | (0) |
| medication | (-) | 34 | (68) | 50 | (100) |
| Thyroid | euthyroid | 39 | (78) | 50 | (100) |
| function | hyperthyroid | 10 | (20) | 0 | (0) |
| hypothyroid | 1 | (2) | 0 | (0) | |
| Microwave ablation | |||||
| Thyroid | (+) | 20 | (40) | 5 | (10) |
| medication | (-) | 30 | (60) | 45 | (90) |
| Thyroid | euthyroid | 44 | (88) | 43 | (86) |
| function | hyperthyroid | 5 | (10) | 6 | (12) |
| hypothyroid | 1 | (2) | 1 | (2) | |