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Letter to the Editor

Percutaneous ablation holds the potential to substitute for surgery as first choice treatment for symptomatic benign thyroid nodules

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Pages 301-302 | Received 23 Oct 2016, Accepted 02 Nov 2016, Published online: 22 Nov 2016

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