Thyroidectomy is safe and effective for retrosternal goitre

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 238-242

  Chauhana, Ajay ^a   Serpell, Jonathan W ^a,b,c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mediastinum; Multinodular goitre; Postoperative complication; Retrosternal goitre; Thyroidectomy; Tracheal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; RETROSTERNAL GOITER; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOMALACIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FEMALE; GOITER; HUMANS; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYROIDECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33646010967     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2006.03699.x     Document Type: Article

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