Current indications for thyroidectomy;Le indicazioni chirurgiche alla tiroidectomia

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 359-372

  Dionigi, G ^a   Dionigi, R ^a   Bartalena, L ^a   Tanda, M L ^a   Piantanida, E ^a   Castano, P ^a   Annoni, M ^a   Boni, L ^a   Rovera, F ^a   Bacuzzi, A ^b   Vanoli, P ^b   Sessa, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nodular Thyroid nodule Thyroid neoplasms Minimally invasive surgical procedures Surgery; Thyroidectomy Thyrotoxicosis Graves disease Goiter; Video assisted thoracic

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NODULAR GOITER; REVIEW; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID NODULE; THYROID TUMOR; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ALGORITHMS; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; GOITER, NODULAR; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO-ASSISTED SURGERY;

EID: 36649023692     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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