Risk factors for transient vocal cord palsy after thyroidectomy

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 961-967

  Sancho, J J ^a   Pascual Damieta, M ^a   Pereira, J A ^a,b   Carrera, M J ^a   Fontane J ^a   Sitges Serra, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LARYNGOSCOPY; LOBECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RISK FACTORS; THYROIDECTOMY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 48249114865     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6173     Document Type: Conference Paper

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