Comparative Outcomes of Microwave Ablation Versus Surgery for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

21 October 2025 : Clinical Research

Gang Hu^{AE 1}, LiHua Xu^{B 1}, WanJu Wang^{C 1*}, Rui Zhou^{BF 2}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.948460

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e948460

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Table 4 Comparison of postoperative clinical data and complications between the microwave ablation (MWA) and surgery group.

	MWA	Surgery	Z/χ2	P
Hospital stay (days)	1.00	4 (4, 5)	7.24	<0.001
Blood loss (mL)	0	15 (10, 15)	7.20	<0.001
Overall complications	8	18	6.79	0.009
Pain	6	16	7.18	0.007
Hematoma	0	1	1.02	1.00
Hypoparathyroidism	0	2	2.07	0.47
Transient nerve paralysis	4	2	0.74	0.67

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