Thyroid Isthmusectomy: A Rarely Used but Simple, Safe, and Efficacious Operation

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 204, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 512-514

  Maser, Christina ^a   Donovan, Patricia ^a   Udelsman, Robert ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID ISTHMUSECTOMY; THYROID NODULE; THYROID SURGERY;

BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847125217     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.12.018     Document Type: Article

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