Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4123047 | Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery | 2009 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Thyroidectomy can be a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for thyroid nodules carrying a risk of thyroid cancer or causing local symptoms, or for hyperfunction. The technical approach for a safe conventional thyroidectomy is a replicable procedure guided by some basic principles and anatomic understanding. One safe approach is detailed here.
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Authors
Meredith Adams, Gerard Doherty,