Evaluation of a new ultrasonic device in thyroid surgery: comparative randomized study

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 736-740

  Miccoli, Paolo ^a   Materazzi, Gabriele ^a   Miccoli, Mario ^a   Frustaci, Gianluca ^a   Fosso, Alessandra ^a   Berti, Piero ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clamp and tie complications; Electrocautery; Thyroidectomy; Ultrasonic device

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; CLAMP; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLIP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THYROID SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 77953664655     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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