Evaluation of the Ultracision® ultrasonic dissector in thyroid surgery. A prospective randomized study;Evaluation de l'utilisation du dissecteur ultrasonique ultracision® en chirurgie thyroidienne. Etude prospective randomisee

Annales de Chirurgie

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 468-472

  Meurisse, M ^a   Defechereux, T ^a   Maweja, S ^a   Degauque, C ^a   Vandelaer, M ^a   Hamoir, E ^a  

^a CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Complication; Electrocoagulation; Thyroid; Thyroidectomy; Ultrasonic dissector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; NODULAR GOITER; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; THYROID SURGERY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033920503     PISSN: 00033944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-3944(00)00223-6     Document Type: Article

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