A prospective randomized trial comparing the harmonic scalpel with conventional knot tying in thyroidectomy

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 632-638

  Kilic, Mehmet ^a,b   Keskek, Mehmet ^a   Ertan, Tamer ^a   Yoldas, Omer ^a   Bilgin, Aydin ^a   Koc, Mahmut ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Harmonic scalpel; Surgical technique; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HARMONIC SCALPEL; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INCISION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTURAL DRAINAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SCALPEL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 34548100871     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02848788     Document Type: Article

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