Parathyroid autotransplantation: An essential technique for safe thyroid surgery

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 72, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 852-853

  Delbridge, Leigh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDITORIAL; GRAVES DISEASE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; NODULAR GOITER; PARATHYROID AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; PARATHYROID FUNCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAFETY; STANDARD; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0036917083     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2002.02637.x     Document Type: Editorial

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