Comparative Study of Polidocanol and Absolute Alcohol for Percutaneous us Guided Treatment of Benign Thyroid Cyst

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2025-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol injection and percutaneous polidocanol injection for the treatment of benign cystic and predominantly cystic thyroid nodules.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University
• Treatments: Ethanol; Polidocanol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Single cystic or predominantly cystic nodules.

• Pressure symptoms or cosmetic problems.

• No malignant or indeterminate cytologic results after ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.

• Normal serum thyroid hormone levels

Exclusion Criteria:

• Association of a nodules showing malignant features on us examinations.

• Malignant or indeterminate cytologic results after ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration.

• Abnormal serum thyroid hormone levels