Sutureless total thyroidectomy: A safe and cost-effective alternative

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 510-514

  Chang, Ling Yun ^a   O'Neill, Christine ^a   Suliburk, James ^a   Sidhu, Stan ^a   Delbridge, Leigh ^a   Sywak, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypoparathyroidism; Post operative haematoma; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Thyroid cancer; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; THYROIDECTOMY;

BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYPOPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURIES; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 79960775400     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05492.x     Document Type: Article

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