Meta-analysis of thyroidectomy with ultrasonic dissector versus conventional clamp and tie

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Cirocchi, Roberto ^a   D'Ajello, Fabio ^a   Trastulli, Stefano ^a   Santoro, Alberto ^b   Di Rocco, Giorgio ^b   Vendettuoli, Domenico ^b   Rondelli, Fabio ^a   Giannotti, Domenico ^b   Sanguinetti, Alessandro ^a   Minelli, Liliana ^a   Redler, Adriano ^b   Basoli, Antonio ^b   Avenia, Nicola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAMP; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DISSECTION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNGEAL NERVE; LIGATION; META ANALYSIS; NERVE PARALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROIDECTOMY; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; THYROID DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

HUMANS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONICS;

EID: 78650324786     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-8-112     Document Type: Review

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