A prospective randomized comparison of bilateral subtotal thyroidectomy versus unilateral total and contralateral subtotal thyroidectomy for Graves' disease

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 160-163

  Chi, Shun Yu ^a   Hsei, Kun Chou ^a   Sheen Chen, Shyr Ming ^a   Chou, Fong Fu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; LIOTHYRONINE; LUGOL; MICROSOME ANTIBODY; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HEMATOMA; HOARSENESS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LOBECTOMY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL WOUND; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 17744387130     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7529-7     Document Type: Article

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