What to pay attention to after thyroid puncture

Because there are many problems with the thyroid gland, we use thyroid puncture to monitor the fundamental properties of the thyroid gland. Thyroid puncture can effectively enable us to judge whether the thyroid gland is benign or malignant, but we should pay attention to many things after thyroid puncture. There are many precautions, but many people don’t know them. So what should we pay attention to after thyroid puncture?

Thyroid puncture is mainly used to determine the nature of diseases such as thyroid nodules, whether they are benign adenomas or malignant thyroid cancer. It is the most accurate method to determine the nature of the lesion. Suggestions: As for the precautions after puncture, the puncture site should be closely observed for exudation, infection, etc. If there are no discomfort symptoms, the gauze can generally be removed within 48 hours.

"The most common complication of surgery is permanent hypothyroidism, so medication may need to be taken for a long time to keep the TSH level at the lower limit of normal values. It is best to eat a low-iodine diet and avoid seafood. "Suggestions: "After thyroid puncture, you generally need to pay attention to rest, eat a light diet, avoid spicy and stimulating foods, and avoid kneading the puncture site. Further treatment can be more appropriate based on the results of the puncture pathology. "

Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the thyroid gland has now been established as a highly accurate diagnostic test and is routinely used as the first step in the diagnosis of nodular thyroid disease (1–4). Epidemiological studies have shown that nodular thyroid disease is common in clinical practice, with a prevalence of 4% to 7% among adults in North America and an annual incidence of 0.1%. In other words, approximately 275,000 new nodules appear in the United States each year (5).

A recent survey of clinical members of the American Thyroid Association showed that the vast majority (96%) of them use fine-needle aspiration cytology to diagnose thyroid nodules. Therefore, we estimate that 250,000 to 300,000 fine-needle aspiration cytologies are performed each year in the United States alone. It is estimated that millions of people worldwide undergo fine needle aspiration cytology each year. Therefore, the importance of fine needle aspiration cytology in thyroid workup cannot be overemphasized. This chapter describes biopsy techniques, cytologic diagnosis, complications, fine needle aspiration results, diagnostic pitfalls, and other information useful in the clinical management of patients with thyroid nodules.