Retrosternal goiter: The need for median sternotomy

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1945-1948

  Ahmed, Mohamed E ^a   Ahmed, Elnazeer O ^a   Mahadi, Seif I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSTERNAL GOITER; STERNOTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; GOITER, SUBSTERNAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STERNUM;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GOITER, SUBSTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STERNUM; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 33750458719     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-006-0011-y     Document Type: Article

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