Total versus Subtotal Thyroidectomy in the Management of Multinodular Goiter

International Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 202-204

  Marchesi, M ^a   Biffoni, M ^a   Tartaglia, F ^a   Biancari, F ^a,b   Campana, F P ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Euthyroid; Goiter; L thyroxine; Multinodular goiter; Non toxic; Recurrence; Subtotal thyroidectomy; Total thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NODULAR GOITER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; GOITER, NODULAR; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 0032106634     PISSN: 00208868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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