Cervical approach for large thyroid mass with substernal extension

Operative Techniques in Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 90-93

  Friedman, Michael ^a   Ibrahim, Hani ^a   Ramakrishnan, Vidyasagar ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSTERNAL GOITER; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROID TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0141840752     PISSN: 10431810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-1810(03)90006-6     Document Type: Article

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