{"id":1406,"date":"2026-05-18T08:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/treatments\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T14:16:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T12:16:46","slug":"benign-conditions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/en\/treatments\/benign-conditions\/","title":{"rendered":"Benign Conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row us_custom_5dc960c1 height_large with_img\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"2400\" data-img-height=\"1600\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IRZ-8008-Seefeld-Entrance-2025.webp);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h1 class=\"w-text\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Benign Conditions \u2014 When a &#8220;Benign&#8221; Diagnosis Doesn&#8217;t Mean All Clear<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>&#8220;Benign&#8221; is supposed to be good news. But anyone who has lived with a thyroid nodule that causes difficulty swallowing, or who has endured hemorrhoids for years, knows the truth: &#8220;benign&#8221; does not mean &#8220;no problem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And yet, many benign conditions are still met with a reflexive recommendation for surgery. Meanwhile, for a large share of these conditions, minimally invasive alternatives now exist \u2014 precise, without general anesthesia, and with a short recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several years, interventional radiology has developed a broad range of techniques for treating benign conditions: radiofrequency ablation, cryoablation, sclerotherapy, embolization. We use what fits the condition and has proven effective \u2014 not whatever is surgically most convenient.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-tabs layout_ver navwidth_auto navpos_left style_trendy switch_click has_scrolling\" style=\"--sections-title-size:1em\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list items_10 align_none\"><div class=\"w-tabs-list-h\"><button class=\"w-tabs-item active\" aria-controls=\"content-tc09\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Thyroid Nodules<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-be88\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Thyroid Cysts<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-o0d6\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Parathyroid Adenoma<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-o326\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Hemorrhoids<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-p569\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Renal Angiomyolipoma (AML)<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-o7ac\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Liver and Kidney Cysts<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-o9f0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Bone Cysts and Aneurysmal Bone Cysts (ABC)<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-kc31\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Osteoid Osteom<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-ue7f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">Chondroblastoma<\/span><\/button><button class=\"w-tabs-item\" aria-controls=\"content-a0b3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><span class=\"w-tabs-item-title\">CRPS \u2014 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome<\/span><\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-sections titles-align_none icon_chevron cpos_right\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section active\" id=\"tc09\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header active\" aria-controls=\"content-tc09\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Thyroid Nodules<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-tc09\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Thyroid Nodules<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Benign thyroid nodules that grow, cause pressure symptoms, or are cosmetically bothersome can be precisely reduced with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) \u2014 under ultrasound guidance, without surgery. Studies demonstrate 50\u201390% nodule reduction within 12 months, with no impact on thyroid function. When a nodule is too large or unfavorably located for RFA, we offer embolization as an alternative.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/schilddruesenknoten\/\"><em>\u2192 <\/em><em>Alles \u00fcber Schilddr\u00fcsenknoten und die RFA<\/em><em> oder Embolisation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"be88\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-be88\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Thyroid Cysts<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-be88\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Thyroid Cysts<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Pure thyroid cysts are most effectively treated with aspiration and ethanol instillation (ethanol ablation). For more complex cysts, RFA may be used.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/schilddruesenzysten\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Schilddr\u00fcsenzysten und ihre Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"o0d6\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-o0d6\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Parathyroid Adenoma<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-o0d6\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Parathyroid Adenoma<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>A benign tumor of the parathyroid gland produces excess parathyroid hormone, leading to kidney stones, bone loss, and other complications. RFA of the adenoma is a minimally invasive alternative to surgery \u2014 particularly for patients with elevated surgical risk.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/nebenschilddruesenadenom\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Nebenschilddr\u00fcsenadenom und die RFA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"o326\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-o326\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Hemorrhoids<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-o326\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">H\u00e4morrhoiden<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Enlarged hemorrhoids that bleed or cause discomfort can be treated with hemorrhoidal artery embolization (HAE): the feeding arteries are selectively sealed with coils \u2014 outpatient and without surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/haemorrhoiden\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber H\u00e4morrhoiden und die Embolisation<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"p569\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-p569\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Renal Angiomyolipoma (AML)<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-p569\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Renal Angiomyolipoma (AML)<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>These benign kidney tumors composed of fat, muscle, and vascular tissue can spontaneously bleed at sizes above 4 cm, becoming dangerous. Embolization and cryoablation treat AML reliably \u2014 as a kidney-sparing alternative to surgery.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/angiomyolipom\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Nierenangimyolipom (AML) und seine Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"o7ac\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-o7ac\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Liver and Kidney Cysts<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-o7ac\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Liver and Kidney Cysts<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Large or symptomatic cysts in the liver or kidney can be treated with aspiration and alcohol sclerotherapy \u2014 outpatient, highly effective, and with significantly lower risk than surgical cyst removal.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/leber-nierenzysten\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Leber- und Nierenzysten und ihre Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"o9f0\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-o9f0\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Bone Cysts and Aneurysmal Bone Cysts (ABC)<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-o9f0\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Bone Cysts and Aneurysmal Bone Cysts (ABC)<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Benign bone cysts in children and adolescents weaken the bone and increase fracture risk. Cryoablation and embolization (for ABC) offer gentle alternatives to surgical curettage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/ossaere-zysten\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber Knochenzysten und ihre Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"kc31\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-kc31\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Osteoid Osteom<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-kc31\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Osteoid Osteoma<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Nighttime bone pain that responds to aspirin \u2014 that&#8217;s the hallmark of osteoid osteoma in young patients. Percutaneous RFA is the gold standard: it destroys the tumor nidus under CT guidance, with cure rates exceeding 99%, on an outpatient basis.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/osteoid-osteom\/\"><em>\u2192 <\/em><em>Alles \u00fcber Osteoid Osteom und die RFA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"ue7f\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-ue7f\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">Chondroblastoma<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-ue7f\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Chondroblastoma<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>These rare benign bone tumors at the epiphyses of large bones are traditionally treated with surgical curettage. Percutaneous RFA or cryoablation offers a minimally invasive alternative with strong cure rates \u2014 especially in anatomically challenging locations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/chondroblastome\/\"><em>\u2192 <\/em><em>Alles \u00fcber Osteoid Osteom und die RFA<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section\" id=\"a0b3\"><button class=\"w-tabs-section-header\" aria-controls=\"content-a0b3\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-title\">CRPS \u2014 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome<\/div><div class=\"w-tabs-section-control\"><\/div><\/button><div  class=\"w-tabs-section-content\" id=\"content-a0b3\"><div class=\"w-tabs-section-content-h i-cf\"><p class=\"w-text us_custom_9de87d4e\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">CRPS \u2014 Complex Regional Pain Syndrome<\/span><\/span><\/p><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>CRPS is one of the most debilitating pain syndromes \u2014 burning continuous pain, swelling, and temperature changes in a limb, often following trauma. Targeted embolization of pathologic neovessels is a promising new approach to reduce the inflammatory cascade.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/behandlungen\/gutartige-erkrankungen-v2\/crps\/\"><em>\u2192 Alles \u00fcber CRPS und die interventionelle Behandlung<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large with_img parallax_fixed\"><div class=\"l-section-img\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"Image\" data-img-width=\"2400\" data-img-height=\"1600\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IRZ-8008-Seefeld-Entrance-2025.webp);background-repeat: no-repeat;\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-overlay\" style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,0.70)\"><\/div><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_middle type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h3 class=\"w-text us_custom_eb849559\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Vereinbaren Sie jetzt einen Termin<\/span><\/span><\/h3><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-btn-wrapper align_center\"><a class=\"w-btn us-btn-style_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/terminanfrage\/\"><span class=\"w-btn-label\">Termin<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_large\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><h2 class=\"w-text us_custom_eb849559\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">Unsere Experten<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"w-separator size_medium\"><\/div><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_grid cols_3 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\" style=\"--columns-gap:3rem;\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"w-vwrapper align_none valign_top us_custom_424a5359\" style=\"--vwrapper-gap:1rem\"><div class=\"w-image has_ratio align_none\"><div class=\"w-image-h\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:150%\"><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irz.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IRZ-PD-Dr.-Arash-Najafi-683x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/div><\/div><h3 class=\"w-text us_custom_87dbcd4c\"><span class=\"w-text-h\"><span class=\"w-text-value\">PD Dr. med. 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