Pediatric thyroidectomy: A collaborative surgical approach

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 823-828

  Wood, James H ^a   Partrick, David A ^b   Barham, Henry P ^a   Bensard, Denis D ^c   Travers, Sharon H ^a   Bruny, Jennifer L ^b   McIntyre Jr , Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

High volume endocrine; Surgical collaboration; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; RADIOACTIVE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; FOLLOW UP; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOCALCEMIA; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; MEDULLARY CARCINOMA; MULTIPLE ENDOCRINE NEOPLASIA; NECK DISSECTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBTOTAL THYROIDECTOMY; THYROID CANCER; THYROIDECTOMY; TOXIC GOITER; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLORADO; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASTIC SYNDROMES, HEREDITARY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEDIATRICS; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPECIALTIES, SURGICAL; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROID NODULE; THYROIDECTOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957547728     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.02.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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