Influence of the refinement of surgical technique and surgeon's experience on the rate of complications after total thyroidectomy for benign thyroid disease

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 278-281

  Kotan, C ^a   Kosem M ^a   Algun E ^a   Ayakta, H ^a   Sonmez R ^a   Soylemez O ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

And experience; Hypocalcemia; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Surgical technique; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 1642343985     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679423     Document Type: Article

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