Evaluation of the ultrasonic dissector in thyroid surgery. A prospective randomised study

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 274-277

  Defechereux, Th ^a   Rinken, F ^a   Maweja, S ^a   Hamoir, E ^a   Meurisse, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dissection; Hemostasis; Prospective study; Thyroid; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EUTHYROIDISM; EVALUATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; NODULAR GOITER; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; ULTRASONIC DISSECTOR; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 1642397609     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2003.11679422     Document Type: Article

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