Endoscopic versus conventional open thyroid lobectomy for benign thyroid nodules: A prospective study

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 426-429

  Yamamoto, Masahide ^a,b   Sasaki, Akira ^a   Asahi, Hiroshi ^a   Shimada, Yutaka ^a   Saito, Kazuyoshi ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Yamamoto Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benign thyroid nodules; Endoscopic thyroidectomy; Thyroid lobectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID NODULE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036913320     PISSN: 10517200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200212000-00007     Document Type: Article

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