[Minimally invasive therapy of the cystic-transformed thyroidal nodes]

The possibility of the miniinvasive methods application in the treatment of a cystic-transformed nodes of thyroid gland was studied up. In 59 patients the diagnostical and therapeutical interventions were carried out: in 39--the node's liquid contents aspiration (in 2 patients while cytological investigation the malignant transformation was revealed with operative treatment recommended); in 19--the ethanol sclerosing therapy (in 14--single, in 5--two-stage according to original method); in 4--the laser photocoagulation. The above mentioned methods efficacy was 82.2, 92.8 100 and 100% accordingly.