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SynthesisThyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association2025

Quality of Life Following Thermal Ablation of Benign Thyroid Nodules: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Rebecca Kowalski, Aprill Park, Leenah Abdulgader, Nicole Shelawala, Reuben Don, Kathleen Ryan, Abree Johnson, Patrick F McArdle, Julia Terhune, Jennifer H Kuo and 2 more

Abstract readSystematic ReviewMeta-Analysis
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Synthesis in Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Rebecca KowalskiDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Aprill ParkDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Leenah AbdulgaderDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Nicole ShelawalaHealth Sciences & Human Services Library, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Reuben DonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Research Computing, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Kathleen RyanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Research Computing, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Abree JohnsonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Research Computing, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Patrick F McArdleDepartment of Pharmaceutical Research Computing, University of Maryland Baltimore School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Julia TerhuneDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Jennifer H KuoDepartment of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Douglas J TurnerDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Yinin HuDepartment of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING IN THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF AGINGT32AG000262 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI ANN L GRUBER-BALDINI, DENISE L ORWIG · 1998 to 2026
$8.2M
Preference-Based Treatment Valuation in Low-Risk Thyroid CancerK08CA293167 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Yinin Hu · 2024 to 2026
$843k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA293167NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000262NIH HHS K08CA293167NIH HHS NIH NIA T32AG000262
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

Ablation TechniquesQuality of LifeThyroid NoduleHumansPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresTreatment Outcomeablationgoiternodulequality of lifethyroid

Identifiers

PMID41213637
PMCPMC13301179

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