Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery: The View of the Laryngologist

European Surgery - Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 246-249

  Koester, M ^a,b   Zorowka, P ^a,b   Wolf, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b EuromedClinic ^*

Author keywords

Intraoperative monitoring; Laryngoscopy; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOCUMENTATION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EQUIPMENT; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LARYNGOLOGIST; NERVE INJURY; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMONITORING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAROTID GLAND; PATIENT MONITORING; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL DETECTION; STANDARD; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 0242544077     PISSN: 16821769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10353-003-0020-0     Document Type: Review

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