Endoscopic transaxillary thyroid lobectomy: Flexible vs rigid laparoscope

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Udomsawaengsup, Suthep ^a   Navicharern, Patpong ^a   Tharavej, Chadin ^a   Pungpapong, Suppa Ut ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Axillary approach; Endocrine surgery; Endoscopic surgery; Rigid laparoscope; Thyroid lobectomy; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPE; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SUBCUTANEOUS EMPHYSEMA; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; THYROID NODULE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPES; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 22744447857     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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