How to reduce the risk of thyroid nodule puncture 1. Puncture in a regular hospital. In an informal hospital, if the disinfection of medical devices is not in place, the probability of puncture needle infection will increase, so it is necessary to puncture in a regular hospital.
2. Cooperate with the doctor for puncture. Many people don't understand the process of puncture biopsy, so they will be nervous and even have rejection psychology, which will affect the smooth progress of the examination. This situation is not good. It is suggested to adjust your mentality and actively cooperate with the doctor to complete the examination.
3. It is best to puncture thyroid nodules, especially those with a size of several millimeters, under the guidance of B-ultrasound, which will increase the accuracy of puncture, otherwise blind puncture may lead to misdiagnosis.
3 Under what circumstances, it is recommended to go to the special clinic of endocrinology or thyroid internal medicine, and the doctor will judge the next diagnosis and treatment plan.
Small nodules without special ultrasonic signs can be followed up 1 time a year; For nodules larger than 65438 0 cm, or nodules smaller than 65438 0 cm with special signs indicated by ultrasound, fine needle aspiration cytology of thyroid should be performed first to clarify the nature of nodules.
How to do the puncture biopsy of thyroid nodules? Operation method: Under the orientation of B-ultrasound, a little thyroid tissue was absorbed from the thyroid nodule with a fine needle, and then a pathologist made a pathological smear, observed the tissue under a microscope, made a cytological diagnosis and issued a pathological report.
Puncture is like an injection. The whole process only takes a few minutes, so don't be too nervous.