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Objectives: Multinodular goiter is the most common thyroid disease in Mongolia. Recent guidelines suggest that a nodule without clinical symptoms should be treated with watchful waiting however, some patients require treatment because of cosmetic problems or symptoms. The main treatment remainssurgical resection, however, minimally invasive alternatives are being investigated. Ethanol ablation (EA), laser ablation, microwave ablation, and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) are safe and effective techniques for the treatment of nodular goiter. This retrospective review evaluates two widely used methods of ablation in Mongolia, ethanol ablation (EA) methods and RFA. Our objective is to compare volume reduction of single-session EA and RFA for thyroid nodules of different compositions and sizes.

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