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Table 3 Complications and prognosis

From: Ultrasound-guided percutaneous laser ablation for papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 37 patients

Complications or prognosis

N=

Treatment

Pain

34

Most patients were well tolerated and 1 patient received 5 mg of dezocine injection

Self-limiting neck swelling

37

None

Cough and fever

1

Effective symptomatic treatment

Dysphonia

0

Neck haematoma

0

Local infection

0

Vital organ injury

0

Serum hormone abnormalities

1

Patient received a re-examination at 1 month and was found to be spontaneously recovered 3 months later

Cervical lymph node metastasis

1

Open surgery

Distant metastasis

0