The effect of ultrasound dissection in thyroid surgery

European Surgical Research

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 241-244

  Witzel, K ^a,d   Von Rahden, B H A ^b   Stein, H J ^c  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM NÜRNBERG   (Germany)

^d Minimal Invasiv Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hemostasis; Thyroid surgery; Ultrasonically activated scalpel; Ultrasound dissection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ENDEMIC GOITER; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; GOITER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LIGATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITOR; NERVE FUNCTION; OPERATION DURATION; PATIENT MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SCALPEL; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SURGERY; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GOITER; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROIDECTOMY; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649427543     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000226257     Document Type: Article

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