Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Using the Lateral Focused Miniincision Approach: Is There a Learning Curve for Surgeons Experienced in the Open Procedure?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 91-95

  Soon, Patsy S H ^a   Yeh, Michael W ^c   Sywak, Mark S ^a   Roach, Paul ^b   Delbridge, Leigh W ^a   Sidhu, Stan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKILL; SURGEON; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845599826     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.10.017     Document Type: Article

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