Does neck extension elevate the thyroid gland cephalad to potentially improve access during thyroidectomy?

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 887-889

  Serpell, Jonathan W ^a,b   Grodski, Simon F A ^a   O'Donell, Christopher ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Computed tomography; Neck extension; Surgery; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; MALE; NECK; NODULAR GOITER; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYROIDECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; POSTURE; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0345490917     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1445-2197.2003.02845.x     Document Type: Article

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