Total thyroidectomy: The procedure of choice for toxic goitre

Asian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 59-62

  Hussain, Mohamad ^a   Hisham, Abdullah N ^a  

^a PUTRAJAYA HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Hyperthyroidism; Multinodular goitre; Total thyroidectomy; Toxic goitre

Indexed keywords

EID: 44949196732     PISSN: 10159584     EISSN: 02193108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1015-9584(08)60059-7     Document Type: Article

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