Identification of the nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve during thyroid surgery: 20-Year experience

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 659-661

  Toniato, Antonio ^a   Mazzarotto, Renzo ^a   Piotto, Andrea ^a   Bernante, Paolo ^a   Pagetta, Costantino ^a   Pelizzo, Maria Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NERVE INJURY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RISK; STANDARD; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 4143091588     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-004-7197-7     Document Type: Article

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