Prevention of voice change in singers undergoing thyroidectomy by using a nerve stimulator to identify the external laryngeal nerve

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1131-1132

  Choksy, S A ^a   Nicholson, M L ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGING; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; VOICE;

EID: 0029778236     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830831     Document Type: Article

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