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 — [email protected] (UCSF)

Catherine T. Vu — [email protected] (UC Davis Health)

Ricardo Paz-Fumagalli, MD — [email protected] (Mayo Clinic / Jacksonville) 

Alan Reeves — [email protected] (University of Kansas Medical Center)

Daniel Scher — [email protected] (George Washington University)

Shawn Sarin — [email protected] (George Washington University)

Stephen Reis, MD — [email protected] (Columbia University Irving Medical Center)

David Dwyer — [email protected] (Thomas Jefferson University)

Joseph Marion — [email protected] (Essentia Health)

Govindarajan (Raj) Narayanan — [email protected]; [email protected]  (Baptist Health / Miami Vascular Institute)

Charles Hua — [email protected] (University of Washington)

Vijay Ramalingam — [email protected] (Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center)

John J. Schmitz, MD — [email protected] (Mayo Clinic / Rochester)

Waleed Brinjikji, MD — [email protected] (Mayo Clinic / Rochester)

Richard Marshall — [email protected] (Tulane University)

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