Hemithyroidectomy: A heuristics perspective

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1122-1127

  Serpell, Jonathan W ^a   Grodski, Simon ^a   Yeung, Meei ^a   Swann, John ^a   Kemp, Sarah ^a   Johnson, William ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endocrine surgery; External laryngeal nerve; Heuristic; Ligament of Berry; Parathyroid; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Strap muscle; Surgery; Thyroid; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BLEEDING; DISSECTION; HEMITHYROIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INCISION; JUGULAR VEIN; LARYNGEAL NERVE; PARATHYROID GLAND; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; REVIEW; THYROIDECTOMY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; DISSECTION; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THYROID GLAND; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 57349108840     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2008.04764.x     Document Type: Review

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