Randomized clinical trial on harmonic focus shears versus clamp-and-tie technique for total thyroidectomy

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 168-174

  Mourad, Michel ^a   Rulli, Francesco ^a,b   Robert, Annie ^c   Scholtes, Jean Louis ^c   De Meyer, Martine ^a   De Pauw, Luc ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Harmonic Focus shears; Thyroid surgery; Ultrasonic dissection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROIDECTOMY; ULTRASOUND; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; GOITER, NODULAR; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID NEOPLASMS; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROIDITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79960981830     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.07.047     Document Type: Article

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