Sutureless thyroidectomy: Surgical technique

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages 515-518

  O'Neill, Christine J ^a   Chang, Lin Yun ^a   Suliburk, James W ^a   Sidhu, Stan B ^a   Delbridge, Leigh W ^a   Sywak, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Haemostasis; Parathyroid glands; Recurrent laryngeal nerve; Surgical; Surgical instruments; Thyroidectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; THYROIDECTOMY;

ELECTROCOAGULATION; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 79960782049     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05493.x     Document Type: Article

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