Non-Surgical Large Thyroid Goiter Artery Embolization - Procedure Video

Patient who underwent Thyroid Artery Embolization (TAE) for a thyroid goiter. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫? An enlarged thyroid gland commonly due to numerous thyroid nodules.⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Routinely the entire thyroid gland is removed and the patient then requires life long hormone replacement. TAE is a non-surgical alternative treatment option. ⁣ ⁣ 𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐓𝐀𝐄? This is a non-surgical treatment where a tiny IV sized catheter is advanced from the wrist to the neck. Microparticles are then injected into t