Radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules: which indications? The first Italian opinion statement

…, O Testori, R Valcavi, A Veltri, P Vitti, M Zingrillo - Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Nodular thyroid disease is a very common finding in clinical practice, discovered by ultrasound
(US) in about 50% of the general population, with higher prevalence in women and in the …

Percutaneous ethanol injection may be a definitive treatment for symptomatic thyroid cystic nodules not treatable by surgery: five-year follow-up study

M ZINGRILLO, M TORLONTANO, R CHIARELLA… - Thyroid, 1999 - liebertpub.com
We present a prospective study on the long-term efficacy of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI)
treatment for thyroid cystic nodules. Among patients referred for symptomatic thyroid …

Percutaneous ethanol injection of large thyroid cystic nodules

M Zingrillo, M Torlontano, MR Ghiggi, L D'ALOISO… - Thyroid, 1996 - liebertpub.com
To evaluate the effect of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in the treatment of large
compressive thyroid cystic nodules (TCN), we studied 20 patients, potential candidates for surgery …

Treatment of large cold benign thyroid nodules not eligible for surgery with percutaneous ethanol injection

M Zingrillo, D Collura, MR Ghiggi… - The Journal of …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
We studied the effect of percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) in the treatment of cold,
cytologically benign, large (>10 mL) thyroid nodules (CBNs) in 41 patients. The end-point of our …

Radioiodine and percutaneous ethanol injection in the treatment of large toxic thyroid nodule: a long-term study

M Zingrillo, M Torlontano, MR Ghiggi, V Frusciante… - Thyroid, 2000 - liebertpub.com
Surgery is generally recommended for large thyroid toxic nodules (TTNs). When surgery is
not applicable, both radioactive iodine (RAI) and percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI) are …

Thyroid hypoechogenicity after methimazole withdrawal in Graves' disease: a useful index for predicting recurrence?

M Zingrillo, L D'Aloiso, MR Ghiggi… - Clinical …, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVE A characteristic thyroid ultrasonographic picture with diffuse or scattered low
echogenicity has been described in Graves' disease (GD). Thyroid hypoechogenicity in GD at …

Nonfunctioning adenomas of the pituitary

A Liuzzi, V Tassi, MT Pirro, M Zingrillo, MR Ghiggi… - Metabolism, 1996 - Elsevier
The term “nonfunctioning” pituitary adenomas (NFPA) implies heterogeneity, since it relies
on a clinical definition that is mainly related to tumor mass. The first complaint is often of …

Percutaneous ethanol injection plus radioiodine versus radioiodine alone in the treatment of large toxic thyroid nodules

M Zingrillo, S Modoni, M Conte… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2003 - Soc Nuclear Med
Therapeutic options for toxic thyroid nodules (TTNs) are surgery, radioiodine (RAI), and
percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI). Surgery is generally considered for TTNs larger than 4 cm. …

Radioiodine treatment of Plummer and multinodular toxic and nontoxic goiter disease by the first approximation dosimetry method

M Zingrillo, N Urbano, V Suriano… - Cancer biotherapy & …, 2007 - liebertpub.com
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of mean radioiodine activities of 12.6 MBq/mL
in order to achieve a successful treatment of hyperthyroidism with a single radioiodine …

Global skeletal uptake of technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate in female patients receiving suppressive doses of L-thyroxine for differentiated thyroid cancer

…, V Carnevale, A Scillitani, M Zingrillo… - European journal of …, 1998 - Springer
This study was carried out in order to investigate the possible detrimental effects on bone of
levothyroxine (l-T 4 ) suppressive therapy in female patients who had undergone surgery for …