A rare complication after thyroidectomy: Perforation of the oesophagus: A case report

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 527-530

  Ozer, M T ^a   Demirbas, S ^a   Harlak, A ^a   Ersoz, N ^a   Eryilmaz, M ^a   Cetiner, S ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Oesophageal perforation; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349485429     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680477     Document Type: Article

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