A meta-analysis of inferior thyroid artery variations in different human ethnic groups and their clinical implications

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 187, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 371-385

  Toni, Roberto ^a,d,e,f   Della Casa, Claudia ^a   Castorina, Sergio ^b,d   Roti, Elio ^c   Ceda, Gianpaolo ^a   Valenti, Giorgio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d CCD GB Morgagni   (Italy)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Dip Scienze Anatomiche Umane e Fisiopatologia dell'Apparato Locomotore   (Italy)

Author keywords

Caucasoids; East Asians; Inferior thyroid artery; Laryngeal defect; Parathyroid adenoma; Superior thyroid artery; Sympathetic nerves

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LARYNX DISORDER; MALE; PARATHYROID DISEASE; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 24644466895     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2005.04.004     Document Type: Article

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