Prevention, evaluation, and management of complications following thyroidectomy for thyroid carcinoma

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 483-502

  Zarnegar, Reza ^a   Brunaud, Laurent ^a   Clark, Orlo H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM CARBONATE; HYDROCORTISONE;

CANCER INVASION; CANCER SURGERY; DEVELOPMENT; ECTOPIC ORGAN; EMBRYOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INCISION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NERVE INJURY; PARATHYROID GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID CARCINOMA; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE; VASCULAR DISEASE; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0038320315     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0889-8529(03)00009-4     Document Type: Review

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