The advantages and disadvantages of nerve monitoring during thyroid surgery in childhood

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 392-395

  Meyer, T ^a,b   Hamelmann, W ^a   Timmermann, W ^a   Meyer, B ^a   Hocht B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Intraoperative monitoring; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT MONITORING; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RISK FACTOR; SUPERIOR LARYNGEAL NERVE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; LARYNGEAL NERVES; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 33846204670     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924738     Document Type: Article

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