Complications in the surgery of benign thyroid disease

Acta Chirurgica Austriaca

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 164-172

  Schulte, K M ^a   Roher H D ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Complications; Hypoparathyroidism; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Surgery; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242619384     PISSN: 0001544X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1563-2563.2001.01156.x     Document Type: Article

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