Are you being told your thyroid goiter is too large for Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) and that surgery is your only option? In this first episode SEASON 7 of Save Your Thyroid, Jennifer Holkem sits down with Dr. Juan Camacho, a leader in Interventional Radiology at Radiology Associates of Florida/Sarasota Memorial, to discuss a game-changing nonsurgical treatment: Pressure-Enabled Thyroid Artery Embolization (PED-TAE).
While RFA is often ineffective for thyroid volumes exceeding 20 mL, Dr. Camacho’s recent clinical research shows a 73% mean volume reduction in massive goiters (averaging 117 mL) using pressure enabled thyroid artery embolization (PED-TAE).
In this video, you will learn:
-Why large multinodular goiters often require more than just thermal ablation.
-How PED-TAE uses pressure to shrink thyroid tissue while preserving organ function.
-The results of Dr. Camacho’s latest publication on euthyroid conversion and safety.
-Information on the new 10-site multi-center registry study for thyroid embolization.
If you are looking for a nonsurgical way to treat a large goiter or want to avoid a sternotomy, this interview is a must-watch.
Key resources:
-Dr. Juan Camacho on BackTable Podcast:
https://youtu.be/qH-S_8_D4eY?si=A9imME1r7ELJvOAJ
-Clinical Registry (Protect Trial):
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06868459?cond=thyroid&intr=embolization&rank=3
-Recent Publication:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12301183/
This paper summarizes follow-up data from the first U.S. and international patients treated using the pressure-enabled technique.
PROTECT Registry PED-TAE Physicians:
Alexander Lam — alexander.lam@ucsf.edu (UCSF)
Catherine T. Vu — catvu@health.ucdavis.edu (UC Davis Health)
Ricardo Paz-Fumagalli, MD — paz.ricardo@mayo.edu (Mayo Clinic / Jacksonville)
Alan Reeves — areeves2@kumc.edu (University of Kansas Medical Center)
Daniel Scher — dscher@mfa.gwu.edu (George Washington University)
Shawn Sarin — ssarin@mfa.gwu.edu (George Washington University)
Stephen Reis, MD — sr3321@cumc.columbia.edu (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)
David Dwyer — david.dwyer@jefferson.edu (Thomas Jefferson University)
Joseph Marion — joseph.marion@essentiahealth.org (Essentia Health)
Govindarajan (Raj) Narayanan — gnarayanan@baptisthealth.net; raj.narayanan@radpartners.com (Baptist Health / Miami Vascular Institute)
Charles Hua — huacharl@uw.edu (University of Washington)
Vijay Ramalingam — vramali1@bidmc.harvard.edu (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)
John J. Schmitz, MD — schmitz.john@mayo.edu (Mayo Clinic / Rochester)
Waleed Brinjikji, MD — brinjikji.waleed@mayo.edu (Mayo Clinic / Rochester)
Richard Marshall — rmarshal@tulane.edu (Tulane University)
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